Conduct of Grievance Procedure. (a) An aggrieved employee may be represented by the Union or may represent himself/herself in preparing and presenting a grievance at any level of review. Grievances CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025 may also be presented by a group of employees. No grievance settlement may be made in violation of an existing merit rule or memorandum of agreement. The Union will be notified prior to the implementation of any settlement made which affects the rights or conditions of other employees represented by the Union. The Union and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be copied on all written representation unit grievance decisions. (b) An employee and the Representative ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, if any, may use a reasonable amount of work time so long as there is no disruption of work, in conferring about and presenting a grievance. Requests for release time to prepare a grievance shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article III, section 3. Beginning with the third step of the grievance procedure, the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Alternate Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may assist in presenting a grievance and may be present at all Step III, and IV grievance hearings. (c) The time limits specified in this Article may be extended by mutual agreement in writing of the aggrieved employee or the Union and the reviewer concerned. (d) Should a decision not be rendered within a stipulated time limit, the aggrieved employee may immediately appeal to the next step. (e) The grievance may be considered settled if the decision of any step is not appealed within the specified time limit. (f) If appropriate, the aggrieved employee(s) or the Union and the Department Head may mutually agree to waive Step I and/or Step II of the grievance procedure. (g) Grievances shall be made in writing and submitted on forms provided by the City or on forms which are mutually agreeable to the City and Union. The written grievance shall contain clear, factual and concise language including: (1) the name of the grievant, (2) a statement of the facts upon which the grievance is based, including relevant dates, times and places, (3) specific provisions of the Agreement or specific City rules, policies, or procedures which the party filing the grievance alleges has been violated; (4) a summary of any steps taken toward resolution, and (5) the action the grievant believes will resolve the grievance. (h) Any retroactivity on monetary grievances shall be limited to the date of occurrence, except in no case will retroactivity be granted prior to three months before the grievance was filed in writing. (i) If the grievance is filed by more than one employee in the bargaining unit, the Union may, at its option, convert it to a Union grievance after Step II of the grievance procedure. The Union may also file a grievance in those instances when, under this Memorandum of Agreement, a Union right not directly related to an individual employee becomes the CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025 subject of dispute. Union grievances shall comply with all of the foregoing provisions and procedures. (j) For purposes of time limits, “working days” are considered to be Monday through Friday, exclusive of City holidays. (k) If a mutually agreed solution is reached during any step of this grievance procedure, the agreement shall be placed in writing and signed by the City and the grievant or union. (l) Upon request of either party, meetings to discuss the grievance shall be held at any step in the grievance procedure.
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Sources: Memorandum of Agreement
Conduct of Grievance Procedure.
(a) An aggrieved employee may be represented by the Union or may represent himself/herself in preparing and presenting a grievance at any level of review. Grievances CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025 may also be presented by a group of employees. No grievance settlement may be made in violation of an existing merit rule or memorandum of agreement. The Union will be notified prior to the implementation of any settlement made which affects the rights or conditions of other employees represented by the Union. The Union and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be copied on all written representation unit grievance decisions.
(b) An employee and the Representative ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, if any, may use a reasonable amount of work time so long as there is no disruption of work, in conferring about and presenting a grievance. Requests for release time to prepare a grievance shall be made in CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT January 1, 2012-June 30, 2017 accordance with the provisions of Article III, section 3. Beginning with the third step of the grievance procedure, the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Alternate Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may assist in presenting a grievance and may be present at all Step III, and IV grievance hearings.
(c) The time limits specified in this Article may be extended by mutual agreement in writing of the aggrieved employee or the Union and the reviewer concerned.
(d) Should a decision not be rendered within a stipulated time limit, the aggrieved employee may immediately appeal to the next step.
(e) The grievance may be considered settled if the decision of any step is not appealed within the specified time limit.
(f) If appropriate, the aggrieved employee(s) or the Union and the Department Head may . mutually agree to waive Step I and/or Step II of the grievance procedure.
(g) Grievances shall be made in writing and submitted on forms provided by the City or on forms which are mutually agreeable to the City and Union. The written grievance shall contain clear, factual and concise language including: (1) the name of the grievant, (2) a statement of the facts upon which the grievance is based, including relevant dates, times and places, (3) specific provisions of the Agreement or specific City rules, policies, or procedures which the party filing the grievance alleges has been violated; (4) a summary of any steps taken toward resolution, and (5) the action the grievant believes will resolve the grievance.
(h) Any retroactivity on monetary grievances shall be limited to the date of occurrence, except in no case will retroactivity be granted prior to three months before the grievance was filed in writing.
(i) If the grievance is filed by more than one employee in the bargaining unit, the Union may, at its option, convert it to a Union grievance after Step II of the grievance procedure. The Union may also file a grievance in those instances when, under this Memorandum of Agreement, a Union right not directly related to an individual employee becomes the CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025 subject of dispute. Union grievances shall comply with all of the foregoing provisions and procedures.
(j) For purposes of time limits, “"working days” " are considered to be Monday through Friday, exclusive of City holidays.
(k) If a mutually agreed solution is reached during any step of this grievance procedure, the agreement shall be placed in writing and signed by the City and the grievant or union.. CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT January 1, 2012-June 30, 2017
(lI) Upon request of either party, meetings to discuss the grievance shall be held at any step in the grievance procedure.procedure.
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Sources: Memorandum of Agreement
Conduct of Grievance Procedure.
(a) An aggrieved employee may be represented by the Union or may represent himself/herself in preparing and presenting a grievance at any level of review. Grievances CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025 may also be presented by a group of employees. No grievance settlement may be made in violation of an existing merit rule or memorandum of agreement. The Union will be notified prior to the implementation of any settlement made which affects the rights or conditions of other employees represented by the Union. The Union and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be copied on all written representation unit grievance decisions.
(b) An employee and the Representative ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, if any, may use a reasonable amount of work time so long as there is no disruption of work, in conferring about and presenting a grievance. Requests for release time to prepare a grievance shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article III, section 3. Beginning with the third step of the grievance procedure, the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Alternate Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may assist in presenting a grievance and may be present at all Step III, and IV grievance hearings.
(c) The time limits specified in this Article may be extended by mutual agreement in writing of the aggrieved employee or the Union and the reviewer concerned.
(d) Should a decision not be rendered within a stipulated time limit, the aggrieved employee may immediately appeal to the next step.
(e) The grievance may be considered settled if the decision of any step is not appealed within the specified time limit.
(f) If appropriate, the aggrieved employee(s) or the Union and the Department Head may mutually agree to waive Step I and/or Step II of the grievance procedure.
(g) Grievances shall be made in writing and submitted on forms provided by the City or on forms which are mutually agreeable to the City and Union. The written grievance shall contain clear, factual and concise language including: (1) the name of the grievant, (2) a statement of the facts upon which the grievance is based, including relevant dates, times and places, (3) specific provisions of the Agreement or specific City rules, policies, or procedures which the party filing the grievance alleges has been violated; (4) a summary of any steps taken toward resolution, and (5) the action the grievant believes will resolve the grievance.
(h) Any retroactivity on monetary grievances shall be limited to the date of occurrence, except in no case will retroactivity be granted prior to three months before the grievance was filed in writing.
(i) If the grievance is filed by more than one employee in the bargaining unit, the Union may, at its option, convert it to a Union grievance after Step II of the grievance procedure. The Union may also file a grievance in those instances when, under this Memorandum of Agreement, a Union right not directly related to an individual employee becomes the CITY OF PALO ALTO AND SEIU LOCAL 521-HOURLY UNIT July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025 subject of dispute. Union grievances shall comply with all of the foregoing provisions and procedures.
(j) For purposes of time limits, “working days” are considered to be Monday through Friday, exclusive of City holidays.
(k) If a mutually agreed solution is reached during any step of this grievance procedure, the agreement shall be placed in writing and signed by the City and the grievant or union.
(l) Upon request of either party, meetings to discuss the grievance shall be held at any step in the grievance procedure.
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Sources: Memorandum of Agreement