Step No. 1 Step No. 2
Step No. Within fifteen (15) days thereafter, the other party shall nominate an Arbitrator, and the two nominees shall attempt to agree upon a third member. The third member shall act as Chairman of the Board. If agreement cannot be reached in respect to the appointment of the Chairman of the Board of Arbitration, the matter shall be referred to the appropriate Government Agency. No person involved directly in the controversy under consideration shall be a member of the Board of Arbitration. If the other party fails to nominate an Arbitrator, the grieving party may ask the appropriate Government Agency to make the appointment. If the party filing a grievance does not process it from one Step to the next within the time limits set out above, then the grievance will be considered to have been dropped by the party instituting the grievance. If the responding party does not respond within the time limits of the Grievance Procedure, then the grieving party may process the grievance to the next step. No matter may be submitted to Arbitration which has not been properly carried through all previous steps of the grievance Procedure, except in the case of terminations where the Grievance Procedure will commence at Step No. and such grievance will be submitted directly to the Human Resources Department. The Union Business Representative and the Company Regional manager may by mutual agreement have a Step Meeting to discuss the termination during the ten day period. Any agreement reached between the Company and the Union to resolve a grievance shall be binding on both parties and upon any employee involved. The Board of Arbitration shall receive and consider such evidence and contentions as the parties may offer. Also, the Arbitration Board may request from the parties such other evidence as is relevant to its determination of the issues involved. In reaching its decisions, the Arbitration Board shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement, and shall have no authority to alter, amend, or change the provisions of this Agreement. The findings and decisions of the Board of Arbitration on all arbitrable questions shall be binding and enforceable on the parties and the employees. The expense of the Chairman of the Board shall be borne equally by the parties to the Arbitration. It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of the Article shall provide a peaceful method of adjusting grievances so that there shall be no suspension or interruption of normal operation...
Step No. 1. An aggrieved member shall first present the grievance in writing to a Junior Officer within the member’s platoon, unit, or division within five (5) days of the alleged occurrence, stating the article or articles alleged to be violated. The Junior Officer receiving the grievance shall give a decision in writing to the griever, a Senior Officer within the griever’s unit, division, or branch, and the Chief of Police within five (5) days of receiving the grievance.
Step No. 2.
(a) If the member or a representative of the Association Grievance Committee wishes to appeal the decision of the Junior Officer, the member or representative shall submit the grievance in writing to a Senior Officer within the member’s platoon, unit, division, or branch within five (5) days of the decision of the Junior Officer. The Senior Officer receiving the grievance shall give a decision in writing to the involved parties within four (4) days of receiving the grievance; or
(b) if the Senior Officer within the griever’s unit, division, or branch wishes to appeal the decision of the Junior Officer, the Senior Officer shall submit the grievance in writing to the Chief of Police no later than five (5) days after the decision of the Junior Officer has been given. The Chief of Police shall either issue a decision or hold a hearing, or direct the Deputy Chief to hold a hearing, and give a decision on the grievance in writing to the involved parties no later than fourteen (14) days after the grievance was presented to the Chief; or
(c) if the Chief of Police disagrees with the decision of either the Junior Officer or the Senior Officer under articles 25.4 or 25.5(a), the Chief shall have the right to override the decision by notifying the involved parties in writing within fourteen (14) days of the decision of the Junior or Senior Officer. (2012)
Step No. 3.
(a) If the griever or a representative of the Association Grievance Committee wishes to appeal the decision of the Senior Officer made under article 25.5(a), that person shall submit the appeal in writing to the Grievance Committee within five (5) days from the date of the decision of the Senior Officer.
(b) If the Grievance Committee wishes to appeal the decision of the Senior Officer, it shall submit the grievance in writing to the Chief of Police no later than seven (7) days after it has received the grievance.
(c) The Chief of Police may allow the grievance, or the Chief or the Deputy Chief may have a hearing and give a decision on the grievance in writing no later than fourteen (14) days after the grievance has been presented to the Chief. (2012)
Step No. 4. If a decision of the Chief of Police under articles 25.5(b), 25.5(c), or 25.6(c) or of the Deputy Chief under articles 25.5(b) or 25.6(c) is not satisfactory to the Grievance Committee, it shall submit the grievance in writing to the Secretary of the Board within fourteen
Step No. The employee, who may be accompanied by shop xxxxxxx or Union representative shall present her grievance in writing to the Department Head. The grievance shall signed by the employee and shall set out the particulars of the grievance and the remedy sought. The Department Head shall deliver hisher de- cision, accompanied by reasons in the event the grievance is rejected, in writing, three (3) days follow- ing the presentation of the grievance to Failing satisfactory settlement in Step No. the written grievance shall be submitted by the employee within five (5) days after the Department Head’s decision is given, to the General Manager or hisher designate. The grievance shall be accompanied by written reasons for the rejection of the Department Head‘s decision at Step No. A meeting will be held within five (5) days between the Manager or designate and the employee and the shop xxxxxxx, if the employee desires hisher assistance. A staff representative of the Union may be present at the request of either the Company or the employee. It is understood that the Manager or hisher desig- nate shall have such assistance as may desire at the meeting. Failing settlement, the decision of the Manager shall be delivered in writing within five (5) days to the Union. Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure of any grievance between the parties arising from the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of this Agreement, including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable, such grievance may be submitted to arbitration as hereinafter pro- vided. If no written request for arbitration is received within seven (7) days after the decision under Step No. is given, the grievance shall be deemed to have been settled. Where no written decision has been given within the time limit specified, the grievance may be submit- xxx to the next step of the foregoing procedure, in- cluding arbitration. It is agreed that a grievance of policy between the Company and the Union shall be origi- nated under Step No. within ten (10) days after the circumstancesgiving rise to the complaint have origi- nated or occurred. It is understood, however, that this section shall not be used to by-pass the regular griev- ance procedure. It is recognized that probationary employees may be released in the absolute discretion of the Company and without limiting the generality of the foregoing for per- formance deemed by the Company to be inadequate or because of incompatibil...
Step No. 3 STEP NO. 4
Step No. 4 If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step No. 3 or if no decision has been rendered within ten (10) working days after said meeting of the Superintendent, the Association, and the aggrieved employee, the grievance may be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) The request for arbitration may be made by the Association or by the Superintendent by notification in writing to the other party within fourteen (14) working days after the date of the receipt by the Association of the final determination of the Superintendent made under the procedure provided in said Step No. 3.
(2) Within five (5) working days after the receipt of such notification, the Superintendent and the Association shall jointly submit the grievance to the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, Boston, Massachusetts, for disposition in accordance with the applicable rules of said Board.
(3) The request for arbitration shall state the alleged violation of this Agreement and shall state the remedy or the relief sought by the party requesting arbitration.
(4) The authority of the arbitrator shall be limited to the provisions of this Agreement and to the question or questions which are submitted, provided, however, that the arbitrator shall not have any authority to establish wage rates nor to add to, subtract from, modify or otherwise change any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.
(5) The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and conclusively binding upon the Association, the Superintendent and the aggrieved employee.
(6) The expenses of arbitration shall be shared equally by the Committee and the Association.
4. By mutual agreement in writing between the Superintendent and the Association, a grievance otherwise subject to the grievance procedure may be submitted directly to arbitration in the manner prescribed above.
5. The time limits hereinbefore specified for the bringing and processing of a grievance hereunder may be extended by mutual agreement of the Superintendent and the Association. The Superintendent and the Association agree not to unreasonably withhold assent to the request by the other for a reasonable extension of such time limits.
Step No. 1 – Any regular employee who has a grievance shall Step No. 2 – Notice of appeal must be made within seven (7) working days of the verbal decision, in writing, in triplicate, on forms supplied by the Union, and signed by the aggrieved employee and two members of the Grievance Committee. It shall be appropriately dated showing the date of the grievance, particulars of the incident giving rise to the grievance, the Article and Section of the Collective Agreement alleged to have been violated, the date of the submission, as well as the corrective action requested of the Company, and shall be presented to local management designated to handle Step 2. Within five (5) working days of receipt of the appeal or within any agreed upon extension, local management designated to handle Step 2 will meet with up to two (2) members of the Grievance Committee in an attempt to resolve the grievance. A written decision shall be given by local management designated to handle Step 2 within five (5) Step No. 3 – Notice of appeal must be given in writing by dating and signing the grievance forms within ten (10) working days from the written decision of local management, or their designate, through the Manager, Labour and Employment Relations, setting forth the areas or points of disagreement with the Step 2 written decision. The Manager, Labour and Employment Relations, will arrange a Management Committee to meet with up to two (2) members of the Grievance Committee and the Local President, or Bargaining Unit Chairperson, or his/her designated alternate, within seven (7) working days or a time mutually agreed upon. The two committees jointly will discuss the grievance and may request the attendance of any person or persons interested or involved. The Management Committee will render its decision in writing within seven (7) working days from the date of such meeting to the Local or Bargaining Unit. If the Committee’s decision does not bring about a satisfactory settlement, the grievance may be referred by either party to arbitration as provided for in Article 8.
