Step II. The employer's representative shall meet with the exclusive representative (or in the appropriate case, employee(s) or their designee) within seven (7) days after receipt of the written grievance. The parties shall endeavor to mutually resolve the grievance. If a resolution of the grievance results, the terms of that resolution shall be written on or attached to the grievance and shall be signed by all the parties. If no agreement is reached within fifteen (15) days of the first Step II meeting, the exclusive representative (or in the appropriate cases, employee(s) or their designee), if electing to proceed with the grievance, must proceed with Step III by serving a proper notification on the appropriate Step III officials. The notification shall contain a concise statement indicating the intention of the party to proceed with the grievance, an outline of the grievance, the provision(s) of the contract in dispute, and the relief requested.
Step II. If the grievant(s) is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance under Step I, the grievant(s) may within seven (7) work days of the Step I disposition appeal the grievance to the Business Manager. Within twenty (20) work days of the receipt of the grievance the Business Manager shall reply in writing as to his/her disposition of the grievance. Such written disposition will occur after a meeting with the grievant has been held.
Step II. If, in the estimation of the Employee, the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved in Step I, the grievant may, within five (5) school days after Step I discussion, present the grievance to the Superintendent of Schools or superintendent's designee for consideration. This presentation shall be in writing and shall include, at least, the following information:
Examples of Step II in a sentence
The grievance shall be in writing, shall specify the matter(s) in dispute, the Article(s) alleged to have been violated, the remedy sought and, if applicable, shall include a statement as to the reason that the disposition of the grievance offered at Step II was unsatisfactory.
More Definitions of Step II
Step II. If at the end of seven (7) school days next following the presentation of the grievance at Step I the grievance shall not have been disposed of to the employee's satisfaction, the aggrieved employee or the Federation may within seven (7) school days thereafter submit his/her grievance in writing to the Superintendent of Schools. The written grievance shall give a summary of the facts involved, the provision or provisions of this Agreement allegedly violated and the relief desired. Within seven (7) school days after receipt of the written grievance, the Superintendent or his designee shall meet with the aggrieved employee in an effort to settle the grievance. The Superintendent shall advise the aggrieved employee in writing of his/her decision concerning the grievance within seven (7) school days after meeting with the grievant.
Step II. Next Level of Management If the matter is not resolved to the parties’ satisfaction in Step I, the employee and/or Union Representative shall present the grievance to the next level of management within fourteen (14) calendar days of the immediate supervisor’s decision. The Manager shall reply within fourteen (14) calendar days following receipt of the grievance. Step III: Labor Relations and Union Representative If the matter is not resolved in Step II to the Union's satisfaction, the grievance shall be referred in writing to Labor Relations within fourteen (14) calendar days following receipt of the Step II response. Labor Relations and Union Representative shall meet within fourteen (14) calendar days to discuss the grievance. Labor Relations shall provide a written answer within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Step III meeting. Step IV:Arbitration If the grievance is not settled on the basis of the foregoing procedures, either the Employer or the Union may submit the issue in writing to arbitration within fourteen (14) calendar days following the receipt of the Step III response. A list of eleven (11) arbitrators shall be requested from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The parties shall thereupon alternate in striking a name from the panel until one name remains. The person whose name remains shall be the arbitrator. The arbitrator's decisions shall be final and binding on all parties. The arbitrator shall not have authority to add to, subtract from, or otherwise modify the provisions of this Agreement, but shall be authorized only to interpret existing provisions of this Agreement as they may apply to the specific facts of the issue in dispute. Each party shall bear one-half (1/2) of the fee of the arbitrator and any other expense jointly incurred incident to the arbitration hearing. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring them, and neither party shall be responsible for the expenses of the witnesses called by the other party. Any grievance where an arbitrator has not been selected within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of the Employer’s Step III response will be forfeited unless an extension is agreed to in writing by both parties. Forfeiture is not a determination on the merits of the grievance and shall not constitute a precedent. There is no automatic elevation to arbitration.
Step II. Next Level of Management If the matter is not resolved to the parties’ satisfaction in Step I, the employee and/or Union Representative shall present the grievance to the next level of management within fourteen (14) calendar days of the immediate supervisor’s decision. The Manager shall reply within fourteen (14) calendar days following receipt of the grievance.
Step II. The grievant has seven (7) working days from receipt of the immediate supervisor's response in which to appeal the grievance to the School District Superintendent/designated representative. The School District Superintendent/designated representative shall have seven (7) working days to respond, in writing, to the grievance. At the Superintendent's/designee's option he/she may hold a meeting with the grievant to discuss the grievance.
Step II. If no agreement is reached with the appropriate department head, the Chairperson, or designate may appeal the grievance to the Director of Human Resources, or designate, not later than five (5) working days after department head’s deposition in Step I. The grievance will then be discussed at a meeting arranged between the grievance committee, xxxxxxx, if applicable, and management and will include the appropriate department head(s). At this step, the Local Union may request the presence of a national representative of the Union. Such meeting will be held within two
Step II. The grievance shall be considered settled in Step I unless within five (5) days after the immediate supervisor's answer is due, the grievance is reduced to writing and presented to the department or division head. The written grievance shall, to the extent possible, include the facts upon which the grievance is based, the issues involved, the articles alleged to be violated and the relief sought. The department or division head may confer with the aggrieved and the Union. Such decision shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the aggrieved employee, and the Union within five (5) days from his/her receipt of the grievance and/or appeal of the immediate supervisor's answer.
Step II. In the event the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved in Step I, the grievant and the Union representative shall within ten (10) regular working days following the date of failure to resolve in Step I, present the grievance in writing to the President or designee, with a copy to the SA of Human Resources.