Common use of Local Union Review of Competitive Actions Clause in Contracts

Local Union Review of Competitive Actions. The local union will be permitted to conduct audits of promotion packages for all bargaining unit positions when it has reason to believe a discrepancy exists or when requested to do so by an employee. The local union will provide the Department with the names of the local union representatives who are responsible for conducting audits. Any changes to the list of designated representatives will be sent to the Department in writing. The representative designated to conduct the audit will not have been an applicant for the promotion package being audited. If the employee chooses to use the Union procedure, he/she must make a written request to the local union within 15 working days after the selection is posted on the biweekly promotion listing. A local union request under Paragraph A above must be made within the same time limits. The designated Department official responsible for the package will make the pertinent records from the package available to the local union auditor within seven working days of receipt of the audit request. An auditor shall treat information confidentially and review it in HRMS in the presence of a Department official. If, during the course of the audit, additional information is determined to be necessary, such information shall be secured from HRMS. Employees who elect to use the grievance procedure rather than the Union audit procedure must initiate action in accordance with Article 43 - Grievance Procedure.