Common use of Informal Step A Clause in Contracts

Informal Step A. teen (14) days of the date on which the employee or the Union first learned or may reasonably have been expected to have learned of its cause. This constitutes the Informal Step A filing date. The employee, if he or she so desires, may be accompa- ▇▇▇▇ and represented by the employee’s ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a Union representative. During the meeting the parties are encouraged to jointly review all relevant documents to facilitate resolution of the dispute. The Union also may initiate a grievance at Informal Step A within 14 days of the date the Union first became aware of (or reasonably should have become aware of) the facts giving rise to the grievance. In such case the partici- pation of an individual grievant is not required. An Informal Step A Union grievance may involve a complaint affecting more than one employee in the office. (b) In any such discussion the supervisor shall have authority to resolve the grievance. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or other Union represen- tative likewise shall have authority to resolve the grievance in whole or in part. The local parties are not prohibited from using the Joint Step A Grievance Form to memorialize a reso- lution reached at an Informal Step A Meeting. No resolution reached as a result of such discussion shall be a precedent for any purpose. (c) If no resolution is reached as a result of such discussion, the Union shall be entitled to file a written appeal to Formal Step A of the grievance procedure within seven (7) days of the date of the discussion. Such appeal shall be made by completing the Informal Step A portion of the Joint Step A