UNJUST TREATMENT. An employee who considers himself unjustly treated in matters other than discipline, or in matters other than those arising out of the interpretation and application of the rules of this agreement shall have the same right of hearing and appeal as provided in Rule 54 if written request is made to his immediate superior within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the occurrence of the cause for complaint.
UNJUST TREATMENT. An employee who considers himself unjustly treated in matters pertaining to his employment (other than discipline per Article 13 of the Labor Agreement) or in matters other than those arising out of the interpretation and application of the rules of this Agreement shall have the same right of hearing and appeal as provided in Article 13 of the Labor Agreement if written request is made to his immediate Company supervisor within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of the occurrence of the cause for complaint. This Article shall not apply to actions taken by the Company pursuant to Article 19 of the Labor agreement. It is understood an employee cannot request or pursue hearings under both Article 13 of the Labor Agreement and this Article pertaining to the same matter.
UNJUST TREATMENT. An employee who considers himself unjustly treated, otherwise than covered by the current agreements, shall have the same right of representation, investigation and appeal as provided in this rule if written request is made by the General Chairman to the employee’s immediate supervisor within (15) days of the cause for complaint.
UNJUST TREATMENT. An employee who considers himself unjustly treated, otherwise than covered by these rules, shall, if written request setting forth a complaint is made to the employee’s immediate superior within twenty days of the cause of complaint, have the right of conference with the employing officer, assisted by one or more duly accredited representatives. Failing to dispose of the complaint in such conference, appeal may be taken in accordance with Rule 34 - Claims and Grievances.
UNJUST TREATMENT. An employee who considers himself unjustly treated shall have the same right of hearing and appeal as provided herein. His grievance must be presented in writing, either directly or through his representative, to the appropriate officer of the Company, designated in accordance with Paragraph 14.7, within thirty (30) days from the date of the occurrence on which such grievance is based.
UNJUST TREATMENT. An employee who considers himself unjustly treated, otherwise than covered by Rules 37, 38 and 39, shall have the same right of investigation, representation and appeal, as provided in those rules, if written request which sets forth the employee's complaint is made to his immediate superior within thirty (30) days of the cause for complaint.
(a) An employee desiring to remain away from service must obtain permission from his employing officer. In case of accident or sickness, the employee will notify employing officer as soon as practicable.
(b) Except as provided in Rule 43 (a) and paragraph (h) of this rule, leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) days, in any calendar year, shall not be granted except by agreement between the Management and the Division Chairman. Employees on leave of absence under this rule shall be subject to recall when the needs of the service demand.
(c) Employees shall not be granted leave of absence for the purpose of accepting employment of any character in outside industry or on other railroads or in classes of Carrier's service which are included in agreements reached with other organizations, except by permission of the Management and the Vice General Chairman. This will confirm understanding whereby agreement dated January 28, 1982 (also August 1, 1980), providing for leave of absence to promoted employees with any carrier of the Family Lines, including the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway and The Chessie System, is amended to encompass CSX Corporation.
(d) The arbitrary refusal of a reasonable amount of leave of absence to employees, when they can be spared, or failure to handle promptly cases involving sickness or business matters of serious importance to the employees is an improper practice and may be handled as unjust treatment under this agreement.
(e) An employee who fails to report for duty at the expiration of leave of absence will forfeit his seniority rights, except when failure to report on time is the result of unavoidable delay, in which case the leave will be extended to include such delay.
(f) Employees desiring to return from leave of absence before the expiration thereof will be permitted to do so upon five (5) days' written advance notice to the immediate supervisory officer.
(g) An employee retired under the disability provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act will retain seniority until he attains the age of 65 years, but the position vacated by him when retired will be bulletined as a permanent vacan...
