GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 36.01 Any complaint, disagreement or difference of opinion between the Company and the Union, or the employees, which concerns the interpretation, application, operation or alleged violation of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, shall be considered as a grievance.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 6.1 In this Article a grievance shall consist only of a dispute concerning interpretation and application of any clause of this Agreement, alleged violations of the Agreement and discipline or discharge of employees without reasonable cause. If any question arises as to whether a particular dispute is or is not a grievance, within the meaning of these provisions, the question may be taken up through the grievance procedure and determined, if necessary by arbitration. There shall be an xxxxxxx effort on the part of both parties to settle such grievance promptly through the following steps:
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible. If an employee has a complaint related to an alleged violation of the Collective Agreement may at option discuss it with immediate supervisor within three (3) days after the circumstances giving rise to the complaint (grieved action) have occurred or have or ought to have reasonably come to the attention of the employee. The Supervisor shall give a response to the complaint within three (3) days. These discussions will not establish precedent. Failing settlement, or failing a response to the complaint, it may be taken up as a grievance in the following manner and sequence: Procedure: Any employee or group of employees, for whom the Union is the bargaining agent, may refer grievances to the appropriate Union Xxxxxxx covered under this Collective Agreement. Grievances must be filed within fifteen (15) working days of grieved act or except where both parties agree to an extension of time. There is no grievance until an employee has reported complaint to the Supervisor. The grievance form shall contain a statement giving particulars of the grieved action, a statement as to the remedy sought and the provisions of the Agreement alleged to have been breached, provided that this does not preclude the or Employer from relying upon other provisions of the Agreement. Step Grievance form is completed in duplicate and signed by the employee and Union Xxxxxxx, presented to the Supervisor by the Union Xxxxxxx and (at their option). Both copies are to be returned by the Supervisor with signed comments to the Union Xxxxxxx within three (3) working days. Once a grievance has been filed no Supervisor or Employer Official shall discuss said grievance with the grieved employee except in the presence of a Xxxxxxx or Union Official. Step If satisfaction is not obtained in Step the Union Xxxxxxx, within five (5) working days, may refer the grievance to the Department Manager or designate, who will meet and discuss the grievance with the Union Xxxxxxx, (at their option) and the Human Resources Consultant then render a decision in writing on the prescribed forms within five
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 10.01 The purpose of this procedure is to secure, at the lowest possible administrative level, solutions to grievances which may from time to time arise. These procedures will be kept as informal as may be appropriate at any step of the procedure. Definitions
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 36.01 A grievance is defined as any difference or dispute arising between the Union and the Company relating to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the Agreement, including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 8.01 The Employer guarantees to every employee covered by this Agreement that their status will not be prejudiced in any manner due to the fact that they have taken the action of carrying grievances to higher management levels when there has been failure to settle their complaints or grievances satisfactorily through their immediate supervisors.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 6.01 (a) Business days will be excepting statutory holidays, Article. considered as Monday to Friday, for the purpose of applying this
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. In this Article a grievance shall consist only of a dispute concerning the interpretation and application of any clause in this Agreement, alleged violations of the Agreement, and alleged abuses of discretion by supervision in the treatment of employees. If any question arises as to whether a particular dispute is, or is not a grievance, within the meaning of these provisions, the question may be taken up through the Grievance Procedure and determined if necessary, by Arbitration. There shall be an xxxxxxx effort on the part of both parties, to settle such grievance promptly, through the following steps: By conference between the aggrieved employee, Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx. Such conference to be held within five (5) working days (Saturdays, Sundays and General Holidays excluded) and the Xxxxxxx shall give his answer within five (5) working days (Saturdays, Sundays and General Holidays excluded) of the presentation of the grievance to Failing settlement as in (a) by the Xxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxx, the Xxxxxxx may ask the Xxxxxxx to make an appointment with the Manager in an effort to reach a settlement. It shall be the responsibility of the Xxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxx to submit a written report to the Manager. If a grievance is not settled after making every endeavour in procedures outlined in (a) and it shall be referred to the General Manager. Should the parties fail to reach satisfactory settlement in the preceding steps, the final settlement of the grievance must be submitted to a Board of Arbitration as outlined below. In the event that the Company has a grievance, the Manager or General Manager shall endeavour to settle the matter with the Xxxxxxx and in the event of failure, shall deal with an official of the Union. Before submitting the grievance to arbitration, the dispute may, by mutual agreement, be brought to the attention of a Joint Grievance Committee, established for his purpose by the Company and by the Local Unions. The Joint Grievance Committee will render a decision unless it is deadlocked which shall be final and binding and have the same judicial powers as a Board of Arbitration established under the following provisions. The Joint Grievance Committee shall be comprised of two (2) persons, one (1) of whom shall be selected from Management and one from the Local Unions. It is understood that in the selection of the representatives the Company must name a representative from another Company must name a representative from another Company and the Uni...
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 15.1 It is the intent of this Article to provide the parties with a procedure whereby differences and disputes as to the interpretation of any of the articles in this Agreement will be resolved without work stoppage.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 7.01 The parties to this Agreement recognize the stewards and the CLAC Representatives specified in Article 6.01 as the agents through which volunteer firefighters shall process their grievances and receive settlement thereof.
