Withdrawal of Cases. A grievance may be withdrawn by the Union without precedent, at any time before it is submitted to arbitration, upon written notice to the Employee Relations Office before the expiration of the time limit for submitting or advancing the grievance at any step of the procedure. A grievance which is withdrawn after submission to arbitration is withdrawn with prejudice. A. The questioning should be conducted at a reasonable hour, preferably at a time when the member is on duty. If the questioning does occur during off-duty time, the employee shall be compensated for such time in accordance with the overtime provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. B. The employee who is to be questioned shall be informed prior to the meeting of the name and position of the administrative employee in charge of the investigation as well as the name of all other persons who will be present during the meeting. The questions to be directed to the employee shall be asked by one (1) person at a time. C. The employee who is to be questioned shall be informed of the nature of the investigation. If a written statement is requested from the employee, a reasonable amount of time will be afforded the employee with a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours unless extended by mutual agreement. D. The investigation meeting shall be for a reasonable period of time and shall allow for personal necessity and rest periods as are reasonably necessary. E. The employee who is being questioned shall not be subject to abusive language. No promise of reward shall be made as an inducement to answer any questions. F. If a tape recording is made of the meeting, the employee shall have access to the tape if further proceedings are contemplated. G. If an employee requests union representation, the employee shall be afforded the appropriate union representation in accordance with the Xxxxxxxxxx decision. 22 Special conferences for important matters will be arranged between the Union President and the University or its designated representative upon request of either party. Such meetings shall be between not more than three (3) representatives of the Union and the representatives of the University. Arrangements for such special conferences shall be made in advance, and an agenda of the matters to be taken up at the meeting shall be presented by the party requesting the conference at the time the conference is requested. The meeting may be attended by a person not in the bargaining unit hired by the Union to assist it.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
