Steps and Time Limits. Step 1—Oral Step
a) Grievances must be filed at the oral step (Step 11 no later than ten (10) working days after the grievant knew or should have known of the event or condition giving rise to the grievance. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 1, or the supervisor does not does not render his/her decision within the time limit, the grievant may appeal to Step 2.
b) The immediate supervisor must respond within five (5) working days after he/she receives the appeal. If the parties have a meeting, the immediate supervisor must respond within five (5) working days after the date of that meeting.
c) Appeals to the first written step (Step 2) must be made no later than five (5) working days after the attempt to resolve the grievance at Step 1; or within fifteen
Steps and Time Limits. Step 1-Oral Step: The grievant shall present her/his grievance informally to the Chairperson. The parties agree to make every effort to resolve grievances at this step.
Steps and Time Limits. The parties agree to follow each of the foregoing steps in the processing of a grievance. If the City fails to give a written answer within the time limits set out for any grievance, the employee may immediately appeal to the next steps. Grievances not processed to the next step within the prescribed time limits shall be considered dropped and waived.
Steps and Time Limits. Step 1-Oral Step: The grievant shall present her/his grievance informally to the Chairperson. The parties agree to make every effort to resolve grievances at this step. Grievances must be filed at the oral step no latter than ten (10) working days after the grievant knew or should have known of the event or condition giving rise to the grievance. If the grievance is not satisfactory resolved at step 1, or the supervisor does not render her/his decision within the time limit, the grievant may appeal to step 2. The Chairperson must respond within five (5) working days after s/he received the appeal. If the parties have a meeting, the Chairperson must respond within five (5) working days after the date of the meeting. The Chairperson shall call a meeting of the grievance committee to determine if the grievance has stature to proceed.
Steps and Time Limits. Before submitting a grievance in writing, an Employee must attempt to resolve it through informal discussions with the Principal. This discussion must take place within twenty (20) days after the Employee knew or reasonably should have known of the event giving rise to the grievance.
Step 1. If the grievance is not resolved through this informal discussion, the Employee may submit the grievance on the prescribed form to his/her Principal. The grievance form must be received by the Principal within fifteen (15) days after the informal discussion with the Principal. The Principal shall respond to the grievant in writing within five (5) days following receipt of the grievance form.
Step 2. If the grievant is not satisfied with the Principal’s decision, the grievant may submit the grievance to the Superintendent. The grievance form must be received by the Superintendent within seven (7) days after receipt of the Principal’s
Step 3. If the grievant is not satisfied with the Superintendent’s decision, he may, within fifteen (15) days after the Level 2 decision, request in writing that the Association submit the grievance to arbitration. If the Association desires, it may submit the grievance to arbitration within fifteen (15) days submit the grievance to the Board of School Directors. The grievance form must be received by the Board before their next scheduled meeting date after receipt of the Superintendent’s decision.
