Step Three - Appeal of Written Grievance Sample Clauses

Step Three - Appeal of Written Grievance. 6.2.3.1 If no mutually agreeable settlement is reached in step two, the teacher may file the grievance with the Association, and the Association may submit the written grievance to the Superintendent within 10 working days after receiving the answer in step two, requesting that the principal's or district office director’s decision be reviewed. 6.2.3.2 The Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee shall assign a grievance examiner within ten working days after receiving the written grievance from the Association. 6.2.3.3 The grievance examiner shall schedule a hearing not fewer than ten working days or more than 20 working days after receiving the assignment, except upon mutual agreement between the parties. 6.2.3.4 The grievance examiner shall receive and review such evidence as the parties present that is relevant to the grievance and shall thereupon determine the facts of the matter; whether or not the Agreement has been violated, misinterpreted, or misapplied; and report these determinations with recommendations to the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee within five working days following the meeting. 6.2.3.5 The Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee shall make a decision within ten working days after receiving the grievance examiner’s report and communicate the decision in writing to the parties concerned.
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Step Three - Appeal of Written Grievance. If no mutually agreeable settlement is reached in step two, the employee may submit a copy of the written grievance to the Superintendent within five (5) working days after receiving the answer in step two, requesting that the next level supervisor’s decision be reviewed by the Superintendent’s office. The Superintendent or designee shall acknowledge receipt, investigate the case, request all pertinent facts, and meet with the employee and communicate the decision in writing within twenty (20) working days after receiving the written appeal to try and resolve the grievance.
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Related to Step Three - Appeal of Written Grievance

  • Written Grievance If the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, the home care worker and/or Union representative shall set forth the grievance in writing including a statement of the pertinent facts surrounding the grievance, the date on which the incident occurred, the alleged violations of the Agreement, and the specific remedy requested. The written grievance shall be submitted to the Employer within thirty (30) calendar days of the occurrence of the alleged violation or within thirty (30) calendar days of when the home care worker or the Union could reasonably have been aware of the incident or occurrence giving rise to the grievance. The written grievance shall be submitted by email to xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx.xxx. The Employer or the Employer's designee shall meet with the grievant and their Union representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the written grievance, in order to discuss and resolve the grievance. Subsequent to this meeting, if the grievance remains unresolved, the Employer will provide a written response to the grievance by email within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the parties met to discuss the grievance. If the response does not resolve the grievance, the Union may, within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the response, proceed to Step 4, Arbitration. As an alternative prior to final and binding arbitration in Step 4, if the matter is not resolved in Step 2 the parties may choose by mutual agreement to submit the matter to mediation in order to resolve the issue. The party requesting mediation of the dispute must notify the other party by email no later than fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt by the Union of the emailed response from the Employer in Step 2. The party receiving the request for mediation must notify the other party by email within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the request whether or not it agrees to mediate the dispute. If the party receiving the request does not agree to mediate the dispute, the Union may, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the email notification of the decision not to mediate, proceed to Step 4, Arbitration. If the parties agree to mediation, they shall select a neutral mediator. Both parties shall submit a statement of their position on the issue. The mediator may also bring the parties together in person to attempt to resolve the issue. The parties shall each pay one-half (1/2) the costs or fees, if any, of the neutral mediator. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs, including the costs of representation, advocacy and the costs of that party's appointed representatives. If the issue is successfully resolved by mediation, the decision shall be binding on all parties, and shall, unless specifically agreed otherwise, form a precedent for similar issues. If the issue is not successfully resolved through mediation, the Union may, within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of a written declaration of impasse or rejection of a settlement offer from either party, proceed to Step 4, Arbitration.

  • Denial of Grievance Failure by the School Board or its representative to issue a decision within the time periods provided herein shall constitute a denial of the grievance and the employee may appeal it to the next level.

  • Policy Grievance – Union Grievance The Union may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation of this Agreement by the Employer by submitting a written grievance at Step No. 1 within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. This section shall not apply to disciplinary grievances or application of competitive clauses under this Agreement.

  • Grievance Mediation Nothing in this Article precludes the Parties from mutually agreeing to grievance mediation during any stage of the grievance procedure. The agreement shall be made in writing and stipulate the name of the person and the time line for grievance mediation to occur.

  • Grievance Committee The Hospital will recognize a Grievance Committee composed of the Chief Xxxxxxx and not more than (as set out in Local Provisions Appendix) employees selected by the Union who have completed their probationary period. A general representative of the Union may be present at any meeting of the Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. The Union shall keep the Hospital notified in writing of the names of the members of the Grievance Committee appointed or selected under this Article as well as the effective date of their respective appointments. A Committee member shall suffer no loss of earnings for time spent during their regular scheduled working hours in attending grievance meetings with the Hospital up to, but not including arbitration. The number of employees on the Grievance Committee shall be determined locally.

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