Common use of GRIEVANCE & ARBITRATION PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

GRIEVANCE & ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 22.01 An Employee who feels that she/he has been treated unjustly or considers herself/himself aggrieved by any action or lack of action by the Employer shall, within five (5) working days, first discuss the matter with his/her immediate supervisor. The Employee may have a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ present, if so desired. The supervisor shall answer the dispute within ten (10) working days of the discussion, unless the Union agrees to extend this time limit. When any dispute cannot be settled by the foregoing informal procedure, it shall be deemed to be a “grievance”, and the supervisor shall be notified, by way of stated grievance in the proper form, outlining the article violated, facts in support of the grievance and remedy sought. In each of the following steps of the grievance procedure, the person designated by the Employer as the first, second, or third level of the grievance procedure shall arrange a meeting or meetings, with the Union representative named in the grievance at the earliest mutually agreeable time, and not later than the time limit provided for in the applicable step of the grievance procedure. 22.02 Where the grievance relates to the interpretation of application of this Collective Agreement, or an arbitral award, an Employee is not entitled to present the grievance unless she/he has the approval in writing of the Union, or is represented by the Union.