Formal Stage. Step 1
a) Where OSSTF decides to proceed with a grievance, it shall commit the grievance to writing, setting out the facts of the grievance together with the provisions of the Agreement claimed to have been violated and indicating the relief sought and shall deliver the same to the Principal or Supervisor within twenty (20) days from the time of the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance or when the employee ought reasonably to have become aware of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance under this Collective Agreement.
b) The Principal or immediate supervisor or designate, shall meet with the grievor(s) and the designate OSSTF representative(s) within ten (10) days from the receipt of the grievance. The Principal or immediate supervisor or designate shall forward the written decision to OSSTF within five (5) days of such meeting.
a) Failing settlement at Step 1, OSSTF may submit the grievance, in writing, to the Director or designate within five (5) days of receiving the decision at Step 1.
b) The Director or designate shall meet with the designated OSSTF representative(s) within ten (10) days from the receipt of the grievance. The grievor(s) may attend such meeting at the request of the OSSTF representative(s). The Director or designate shall forward a written decision to OSSTF within five (5) days of such meeting. If no settlement is reached, OSSTF may submit the grievance to arbitration within twenty (20) days of receipt of the response as follows:
Formal Stage. Step One (1)
Formal Stage a) If the Teacher is not satisfied with the decision regarding the complaint then the Bargaining Unit Executive may within ten (10) days take the matter up as a grievance in the following manner and sequence:
Formal Stage. When disciplinary matters require a hearing to be held 48 hours’ notice of the hearing will be given wherever practicable and those concerned will be informed in advance of the matter to be discussed. You will receive a letter inviting you to attend the disciplinary hearing. This letter will set out the matters to be discussed at the hearing.
Formal Stage. Step 1
a) The Union, at the written request of a Teacher or group of Teachers desiring to submit a grievance and with the approval of The Union, shall commit the grievance to writing, setting out the facts of the grievance together with the provisions of the Agreement claimed to have been violated and indicating the relief sought and signed by the grievor(s) and/or The Union as the case may be and shall deliver the same simultaneously to the Principal within twenty (20) days from the time of the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance or when the Teacher ought reasonably to have become aware of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance under this Collective Agreement.
b) The Principal or designate, shall meet with the grievor(s) and the representative(s) within ten (10) days from the receipt of the grievance. The Principal or designate shall forward the written decision to The Union within five (5) days of such meeting.
a) Failing settlement at Step 1, the grievor(s) and/or The Union shall submit the grievance, in writing, to the Director or designate within five (5) days of receiving the decision at Step 1.
b) The Director or designate shall meet with the grievor(s) and The Union representative(s) within ten (10) days from the receipt of the grievance. The Director or designate shall forward a written decision to The Union within five (5) days of such meeting.
Formal Stage. If the complaint referred to above has not been satisfactorily resolved, a Bargaining Unit policy grievance or group grievance, or a Board grievance shall be submitted to the Board or the Bargaining Unit, as the case may be, in writing by the grievor within twenty (20) days from the time the circumstances upon which the problem is based were known or should have been known. A meeting between the Board and the Bargaining Unit shall be held within ten (10) days of the presentation of the written grievance and shall take place within the framework of Articles 29.08 - 29.11 above. The Board or the Bargaining Unit, as the case may be, shall give its written decision within ten (10) days of such meeting.
Formal Stage. Step One
a) be in writing:
b) include the name of the Grievor(s), and a description of the action(s) or event(s) giving rise to the grievance;
c) identify the redress sought;
d) include the specific clause(s) allegedly breached. The parties may, if they so desire, meet to discuss the grievance at a time and place suitable to both parties. The Superintendent of Human Resources shall answer the grievance in writing within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the statement of the grievance. Failing settlement, the next step of the grievance procedure may be taken.
Formal Stage. Level I - Immediate Administrator
25.2.2.1 Within twenty (20) days after the conclusion of the informal process, the grievant must present the grievance in writing to the immediate administrator.
25.2.2.2 The written statement shall be a clear, concise statement of the grievance, including the specific contract provisions alleged to have been violated, misapplied, or misinterpreted, the circumstances involved, and the specific remedy sought.
25.2.2.3 Either the grievant or the immediate administrator may request a personal conference.
25.2.2.4 The immediate administrator shall communicate a decision to the grievant in writing within ten (10) days after receiving the grievance and such action will terminate Level I. Failure by the immediate administrator to communicate a written decision to the grievant within the ten (10) day limit will also terminate Level I.
Formal Stage a) If the Occasional Teacher is not satisfied with the decision regarding the complaint then the Union may within ten (10) days take the matter up as a grievance in the following manner and sequence:
b) Step 1
1) a description of how the alleged dispute is in violation of the Agreement;
2) a statement of the facts to support such grievance, including the specific Article(s) violated;
3) the remedy sought; and
4) the signature of the President of the Union or designate. Notwithstanding the above and where the Union and the Board agree that it is appropriate, a grievance may proceed directly to Step 2, Step 3, or Step 4.
Formal Stage. Step One If the decision of the principal or immediate supervisor is not acceptable to the Teacher, the Teacher may file a formal grievance, in writing, within ten (10) days of receipt of the decision from the principal or immediate supervisor to the Human Resources or designate. The written grievance shall contain:
