Common use of Other Procedural Items (2019 Clause in Contracts

Other Procedural Items (2019. 5.1 MSEA shall have the exclusive right to represent employees in any grievance. When an employee elects to pursue a grievance at Steps 1, 2 or 3 without representation, MSEA shall have the right to be present at any grievance step meeting and shall receive copies of written determinations, if any, at all stages. No resolution of a grievance shall be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. 5.2 Prior to the expiration of any time limits, either party may extend any time limits by five (5) workdays upon written notice to the appropriate person in the step at which time limits are to be extended. All of the time limits contained in this Article may be further extended by mutual agreement of the parties and such extensions shall, in order to be effective, be confirmed in writing. The parties may mutually agree to bypass steps of the grievance procedure. 5.3 In no event can a grievance be taken to the next step or any succeeding step of this procedure unless the employee and/or the representative meet the time limits or extensions thereof. Failure of the Judicial Branch and its representatives to adhere to the prescribed time limits or extensions thereof shall constitute a waiver of the applicable step and the employee and/or MSEA may proceed to the next step. 5.4 Grievances resolved at Steps 1 or 2 shall not constitute a precedent unless a specific agreement to that effect is made by the Judicial Branch Human Resources Director or designee and MSEA. 5.5 Any grievance involving two (2) or more employees within the bargaining unit within the same court location may be processed jointly and shall be initiated with the most common supervisor of the employees involved. 5.6 An aggrieved employee and the employee’s representative shall have the right to inspect and to obtain copies of any records, documents and other materials relevant to the grievance and in the possession of the Judicial Branch. The Judicial Branch shall attempt to provide any specific information requested by MSEA, which can be readily obtained, within ten 5.7 An aggrieved employee, the employee’s ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and any employee’s witnesses as may be reasonable shall not suffer any loss of pay and shall not be required to charge leave credits as a result of processing grievances during such employee’s or witnesses’ scheduled working hours, provided however that when such activities extend beyond such employee’s or witnesses’ scheduled working hours, such time shall not be considered as time worked. Such release time shall not be construed to include preparation of paperwork, recordkeeping, conferences among Association officials or preparation for representation at a grievance hearing.