Common use of The Grievance Steps Clause in Contracts

The Grievance Steps. Step I - The employee and/or the union shall present the grievance in the form of a memorandum to the person designated for such purpose by the Center Director no later than 120 days after the date on which the grievance arose. The employee may also request an appointment to discuss the grievance. The person designated by the Center Director to hear the grievance shall take any steps necessary to a proper disposition of the grievance and shall reply in writing by the end of the seventh workday following the date of the discussion. Step II - An appeal from an unsatisfactory decision at Step I shall be presented in writing to the President, or the President’s designated representative, who shall not be the same person designated in Step I. The appeal must be made within seven (7) workdays of the receipt of the Step I decision and shall include a copy of the Step I decision. The President’s designee shall meet with the employee and/or the Union for review of the grievance and shall issue a decision in writing by the end of the tenth day following the date of the meeting.