SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. All suspensions and discharges will be in written form and copies will be mailed to the Association immediately upon issuance of such notices. Discharges will be preceded by a suspension during which an investigation of the incident leading to the discharge will be conducted.
SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. Refer to Article 28, Section 2 of the Western Region Supplemental Agreement.
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SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. Section A. An employee may be temporarily suspended for just cause. The employee and the Union shall be notified of the reasons for his/her suspension in writing at the time of suspension. If the employee feels he/she has been suspended without just cause or that the period of suspension is unwarranted, the employee shall have the right to appeal by invoking the normal grievance procedure within ten (10) days of the date of suspension. If it is determined that the suspension was made without just cause, the employee shall be reinstated immediately and shall receive full pay for any time lost as a result of the suspension.
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SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. (a) An employee shall be permitted to grieve and appeal to arbitration pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of this Agreement any suspension or discharge from employment with the Company, except the grievance must commence at the Final Step with the timely filing of a written grievance in accordance with Sections 6.2(c) and 6.3 of this Agreement.
SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. All discipline, including suspension or discharge, shall be for cause. Upon the suspension or the discharge of an employee, the Company will promptly notify the Union in writing of the disciplinary action taken and the reason for that action. Within seven (7) calendar days after its receipt of this notification, the Union shall have the right to appeal the suspension or discharge by submitting a written request to the Company for a hearing on behalf of the employee who has been suspended or discharged. Within ten (10) working days exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays of the receipt of the union’s request in this regard, the Company shall grant a hearing to the discharged employee and representatives of the Union. This hearing shall be conducted by officials of the Company designated by it. The Company shall give the Union a written answer to the appeal within fifteen (15) working days from the date of the hearing exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays. If as a result of this hearing the employee is exonerated, the employee shall be reinstated without prejudice or loss of seniority and shall be compensated for lost wages. If as a result of the hearing the parties disagree as to the propriety of the suspension or of the discharge, the matter may be referred to arbitration by the Union as outlined in the grievance and arbitration article by submission of a written request to the Company to do so within ten (10) days from the date of the Union’s receipt of the Company’s written answer to the Union’s appeal at the hearing. The lack of a response from the Company at any step shall not preclude the Union’s right to proceed to the next step. Requests for a hearing and for dispute resolution under this Article must be made within the time limits set forth herein or the Union’s rights to a hearing and/or to dispute resolution shall be deemed to have been waived, unless said time limits are specifically extended by the mutual agreement of the parties.
SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. 1. Upon written request of the Union made within seven (7) days from the date upon which an employee has been suspended or discharged, the Company shall grant a hearing to the employee involved. Upon receipt of the foregoing request in writing, the Company will inform the Union of the reason for the suspension or discharge. The hearing will be conducted by the department head or superior officer of the Company, and if exonerated, the employee will be reinstated without prejudice and compensated for loss in wages. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the method of adjusting grievances as provided in Article X herein.
SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. SECTION 1. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Article XIV hereof, upon written request of the Union, made within seven (7) days from the date upon which a regular employee has been suspended or discharged, the Company shall grant a hearing to the regular employee involved and representatives of the Union. Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will inform the Union of the reason for suspension or discharge. The Company must state the length of such suspension within five (5) business days of the suspension. The Director of Labor Relations or his/her designated alternate shall hold the suspension or discharge hearing within thirty (30) days from the date of the Union’s written request for a hearing. The hearing, at the election of the employee or the Union, will be conducted before the Director of Labor Relations or his/her designated alternate, and, if it is established that the employee has been dealt with without just cause, the employee shall be reinstated under such conditions and with such compensation for time lost as may be decided upon. However, the Director of Labor Relations may also modify penalties imposed by the Company.
SUSPENSIONS AND DISCHARGES. Upon written request of the employee and the Union, made within five (5) work days from the date upon which a regular employee has been suspended or discharged, the Cooperative shall meet with the employee and the Union representative to discuss the suspension or discharge. This meeting shall be considered Step three (3) of the Grievance Procedure set forth in Article VI of this Agreement.
