Common use of Rights of the Grievant and the Association Clause in Contracts

Rights of the Grievant and the Association. (a) A grievant at his/her request may be represented by the Association at all formal and informal steps. The Association shall have the opportunity to be present at all grievance meetings including those during which grievance adjustments are discussed. (b) The purpose of this procedure is to secure, through the lowest level administrator having authority to resolve the grievance, an acceptable solution to the grievance. The parties agree that grievances will be kept as confidential as is appropriate and processed as expeditiously as possible. (c) The Board through its administrative staff will provide the Association all available pertinent data and material requested by the Association to permit the processing of a grievance in a timely fashion. (d) A grievant may withdraw a grievance at any step without record. Once withdrawn, the grievant is barred from re-filing that grievance. (e) Unless part of a settlement or by direction of an arbitrator's award, no grievance form(s), record, document, or communication arising from a grievance shall be placed in the personnel file of any participant involved in the use of this procedure. No reprisal shall be made against any party involved in the use of this procedure.

Rights of the Grievant and the Association. (a) A grievant at his/her request may be represented by the Association at all formal and informal steps. The Association shall have the opportunity to be present at all grievance meetings including those during which grievance adjustments are discussed. (b) The purpose of this procedure is to secure, through the lowest level administrator having authority to resolve the grievance, an acceptable solution to the grievance. The parties agree that grievances will be kept as confidential as is appropriate and processed as expeditiously as possible. (c) The Board through its administrative staff will provide the Association all available pertinent data and material requested by the Association to permit the processing of a grievance in a timely fashion. (d) A grievant may withdraw a grievance at any step without record. Once withdrawn, the grievant is barred from re-filing that grievance. (e) Unless part of a settlement or by direction of an arbitrator's ’s award, no grievance form(s), record, document, or communication arising from a grievance shall be placed in the personnel file of any participant involved in the use of this procedure. No reprisal shall be made against any party involved in the use of this procedure.