Use of the Grievance Procedure. 1. The right to use the established grievance procedure is guaranteed to all teachers without coercion, discrimination or reprisal. 2. The aggrieved party may be represented at all stages of this procedure by a person of his/her own choosing except that he/she may not be represented by a teacher organization other than the Bedford Teachers' Association. 3. Failure by the aggrieved to initiate the required action in order to move, within the specified time periods as outlined herein, from stage to stage in the grievance procedure shall be considered to constitute an abandonment of the grievance.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
