GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION Clause Samples

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. 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. (a) A “grievance”, is a claim by any occasional teacher, group of occasional teachers, the Association, or the Board, relating to the interpretation, application or administration of this agreement, or is an allegation that this agreement has been contravened.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 6.1 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ effort on the part of both parties, to settle such grievance promptly, through the following steps: (a) By conference between the aggrieved employee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Such conference to be held within five (5) working days (Saturdays, Sundays and General Holidays excluded) and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall give his answer within five (5) working days (Saturdays, Sundays and General Holidays excluded) of the presentation of the grievance to him/her. (b) Failing settlement as in (a) by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may ask the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to make an appointment with the Manager in an effort to reach a settlement. It shall be the responsibility of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to submit a written report to the Manager. (c) If a grievance is not settled after making every endeavour in procedures outlined in (a) and (b), it shall be referred to the General Manager. (d) 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 (1) 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 represent...

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. 8.02 The procedure for the discussion of any questions or problems which might arise concerning working condi- tions shall be as follows: 8.03 Should the matter not be settled within fifteen (15) days of the date the written grievance is filed or such long- er time as may be mutually agreeable, the issue may be submitted to Arbitration as provided by this agreement. 8.04 Should the matter at issue involve the misinterpret- ation or alleged violation of the Agreement, either party shall have the right to submit the matter to an Arbitrator. In the event the parties fail to agree upon an Arbitrator, the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario shall be requested to name a person to act as Arbitrator.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 6.01 (a) Business days will be considered as Monday to Friday, excepting statutory holidays for the purpose of applying this Article.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. 6:01 It is agreed that it is the spirit and intent of this Agreement to address grievances promptly. All grievances must be initiated within ten (10) working days of the incident. 6:02 A grievance shall mean any difference or dispute concerning the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of this Agreement and shall be handled in the following manner. Step I The aggrieved party shall discuss his complaint with his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or immediate Supervisor, who shall endeavour to settle the complaint. Step II If the complaint is not settled within three (3) working days excluding Saturday, Sunday and recognized holidays, from the date there is evidence of a grievance having occurred, it shall be reduced to writing and referred to the Local Business Representative and the Employer's Labour Relations Representative on site. Step III If the grievance is not settled within thirteen (13) working days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and recognized holidays, from the date there is evidence of a grievance having occurred, either party may request that the grievance be referred to the Union's International Representative and the Head Office Representative of the Employer. If the grievance is not settled within twenty-three (23) working days excluding Saturday, Sunday and recognized holidays, from the date there is evidence of a grievance having occurred, the grievance shall proceed to Arbitration at the request of either party.

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 she 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: 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 form shall contain a statement giving particulars of the 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, presented to the Supervisor by the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and (at their option). Both copies are to be returned by the Supervisor with signed comments to the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ within three (3) working days.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION. The following provisions of this section 201 became effective for all grievances filed subsequent to November 1, 1998.

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. 7.02 A volunteer firefighter having a question or a complaint that has not already been dealt with through the normal chain of command shall refer it to the Area Commander or their designate. The volunteer firefighter shall have the option of having a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ present. 7.03 Step 1 If the question or complaint is not resolved after discussion with the Area Commander, then the volunteer firefighter, accompanied by a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or CLAC Representative, will submit a written grievance to the Fire Chief or their designate within ten (10) calendar days of the act or condition causing the grievance. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the written submission the parties will meet to attempt resolution of the grievance. The Fire Chief or their designate will issue a response in writing to the Association within ten