Rules of Grievance Procedure Clause Samples

Rules of Grievance Procedure. Time limits of any stage of the grievance procedure may be extended by written mutual agreement of the parties at that step. The working days referenced herein exclude the first and include the last.
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Rules of Grievance Procedure. A. At any step of the grievance procedure, nothing shall be construed to prevent any bargaining unit employee from presenting, at any time, his/her own grievances and having such grievances adjusted without the intervention of the bargaining agent, if the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of the collective bargaining Agreement then in effect. Should the employee proceed on his own, all costs ordinarily attributable to the Union shall be the responsibility of the employee. If an employee covered by this Agreement files a grievance without Union representation, the Union shall have the right to be notified of such grievance, hearing dates and to have its ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Representative present during the hearing. In such cases, the Union shall be furnished with a copy of the written grievance and the City’s response to the grievant at each step of the grievance procedure. B. A written grievance with original signatures shall be dated and signed by the aggrieved employee and the Union representative presenting it. All grievances advancing beyond Step 2 must be delivered to the Human Resources Division on the approved Grievance Form (see Appendix A) and contain all appropriate, original signatures. A written decision to the employee shall also be forwarded to the Union representative and shall be dated and signed by the appropriate City representative. C. When a written grievance is presented, the City shall acknowledge receipt by signing and dating same. D. A grievance not advanced to the higher step within the time limit provided shall be deemed permanently withdrawn as having been settled on the basis of the decision most recently given. Failure on the part of the City’s representative to answer within the time limits set forth in any step will entitle the grievant to proceed to the next step. If the grievant is satisfied with the City’s response at any step, the grievance will not be processed further by the grievant. E. All written grievances must include: 1. A complete statement of the grievance and facts upon which it is based. 2. The remedy or correction requested. 3. The specific section or sections of this Agreement and/or Personnel Policies claimed to have been violated. 4. Original signature of grievant and date submitted. F. The City is not required to process any grievance which does not include all required information. G. At any step of the grievance procedure, the grievant may request that a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ be present and a designee may be...
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Rules of Grievance Procedure. A. A written grievance shall be dated and signed by the aggrieved employee and the Union representative presenting it. A written decision to the employee shall also be forwarded to the Union representative and shall be dated and signed by the appropriate City representative. B. All grievances must be reduced to writing at Step 1, and must set forth: 1. A complete statement of the grievance and facts upon which it is based. 2. The remedy of correction requested. 3. The section or sections of this Agreement claimed to have been violated. C. At any step of the grievance procedure, the Fire Chief or the City Manager may appoint a person to act on his/her behalf. D. Any of the time limits specified above may be extended by written mutual consent. E. When a grievance is general in nature in that it applies to a number of members of the bargaining unit having the same or similar issue(s) to be decided, it shall be filed by the President of the Union or his designee. F. The Union must be invited to attend any meeting where the resolution of a grievance may occur. G. The Union and/or employee must select either this Grievance Procedure or the City’s grievance/hearing procedures as outlined in the City Personnel Policies as to any matter covered by this Agreement. In no case can the Union and/or employee pursue a grievance under this Agreement and a grievance/hearing under the City’s Personnel Policies. Whichever procedure is first initiated shall be the Unions/employee’s exclusive avenue of formal internal redress. H. The Union Executive Board shall determine if any Grievance moves to Arbitration.
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Rules of Grievance Procedure. Any question, dispute, or grievance arising between the parties may be presented for adjustment. Every such controversy, dispute, or grievance shall be presented and considered with reasonable promptness, and all parties shall make reasonable efforts to adjust or settle same in the sequence set forth in this Article, except that nothing in the grievance procedures contained in this Contract shall be constructed or applied so as to abridge or limit in any way any right of any individual or individuals to present grievances to and adjust the same with the appropriate representatives of the Laboratory provided the appropriate representatives of the Union are given the opportunity to be present at such adjustment. answer.
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Rules of Grievance Procedure. A. The Employer will answer in writing any grievance presented to it in writing by the Union. B. The grievance must be presented by the delegate to his immediate supervisor within fifteen (15) calendar days of its occurrence.
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Rules of Grievance Procedure. (a) The Employer will answer in writing any grievance presented to it in writing by the Union. (b) The grievance must be presented by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to the immediate supervisor within fifteen (15) days of its occurrence. (c) Any grievance not answered within the time limits by the Employer shall be deemed settled on the basis of the Union1s original demand. (d) Any grievance decision not appealed by the Union within fifteen (15) (e) A grievance may be withdrawn without prejudice, and if so withdrawn, all financial liabilities shall be canceled. If the grievance is reinstated, the financial liability shall date only from the time of reinstatement. If the grievance is not reinstated within one month from the date of withdrawal, the grievance shall not be reconsidered. Where one or more grievances involve a similar issue, those grievances may be withdrawn without prejudice pending the disposition of the appeal of a representative case. In such event, a withdrawal without prejudice shall not affect financial liability. (f) After a case has been referred to the Federal Mediation and Conci Iiation Service, the case may not be withdrawn by either party except by mutual consent. (g) A grievance shall be defined as a violation of this Agreement as it appl ies to employees. Any grievance shall refer to the provision or provisions of this Agreement alleged to have been violated and shall adequately set forth the facts concerning alleged violation.
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Rules of Grievance Procedure. A. Definitions and Timeframes Reference to days regarding time periods in this procedure shall refer to working days. A working day is defined as all week days which are not designated as holidays. In computing any period of time prescribed herein, the date of the act, event or default for which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. Time limits specified herein may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties involved at that step of the procedures. B. Written Grievances Grievances presented in writing shall include all of the following: 1. complete statement of the grievance and the facts upon which it is based; and 2. the contractual provisions which have been allegedly violated and the remedy or correction requested.
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  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE An Employee may informally discuss a complaint with his/her supervisor, with or without his/her Grievance Committeeman (Griever) being present. However, if the Employee wishes to use this grievance procedure, s/he shall report the matter to his/her Griever, who must refer it to Step 1 of the grievance procedure by completing a grievance form and submitting it to the Employee’s supervisor within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Employee first knew or should have known of the facts which gave rise to the grievance. The grievance form shall be signed by the Griever and the Employee. The supervisor shall sign and date the grievance form and return a completed copy to the Griever. a. Step 1 – Oral (1) A grievance received in Step 1 shall be discussed at a meeting with the Grievance Committeeman from the area and/or the Griever, the grievant and the grievant’s supervisor at a mutually convenient time within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance form. Management may call any non-represented employee as a witness to provide testimony and/or evidence to the meeting. The Union may call any USW represented Employee as a witness to provide testimony and/or evidence to the meeting. (2) The supervisor shall answer the grievance no later than three (3) days after the Step 1 hearing. If settled in Step 1, the grievance form shall be so noted and signed and dated by the Griever, the Grievance Committeeman and the grievant’s supervisor. (3) If not settled or withdrawn in Step 1, the Union shall, within five (5) days of the Company’s Step 1 response, provide the Company with a written record, signed by the Grievance Committeeman, of the grievance, including the grievance number, a statement of the grievance, the Union’s understanding of the facts, its position and the reasons therefor, the remedy requested and the date submitted. (4) Upon receipt, the Company shall, within three (3) days, provide the Grievance Committeeman and the Chair of the Union’s Grievance Committee (the Grievance Chair) with its version of the written record of the grievance, signed by the Company, with the same set of information required of the Union. These two (2) completed forms shall comprise the Step 1 written record.

  • ARTICLE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE The parties to this Agreement are agreed that it is of the utmost importance to adjust complaints and grievances as quickly as possible. Unless agreed to by both the Company and the Union, no grievance shall be presented, the alleged circumstances of which originated or occurred, or should have come to the attention of the employee concerned, more than five (5) working days prior to its original presentation in writing at Step A grievance shall consist of a dispute concerning interpretation and/or application of any Article, Schedule or Clause in this Agreement. Should a grievance arise it shall be handled as follows. Prior to filing a formal grievance, an employee will, with the assistance of his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, refer the on an informal basis to his immediate Supervisor. If the grievance cannot be settled as a result of this discussion, then it may be dealt with as follows: STEP The employee shall a written grievance with his immediate Supervisor within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint. The immediate Supervisor shall answer the grievance within five (5) working days. The grievance shall specify the Article or Articles and subsections of the Agreement of which a violation is alleged, indicate the relief sought and be signed by the employee. STEP Should the employee be dissatisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step the grievance may be referred to the Plant Manager within five (5) working days after receipt of the immediate Supervisor's reply at Step The Plant Manager shall convene a meeting with the and Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and shall answer the grievance in writing within five (5) working days of such meeting. STEP If no settlement is reached at Step the the Union Grievance Committee and representatives of Management shall meet to discuss the grievance within five (5) working days of receipt of the reply of the Plant Manager. The Union's National Representative will be in attendance at this meeting. If the grievance is not settled within five (5) working days it may be referred to arbitration as hereinafter provided. The Union or the Company may initiate a grievance beginning at Step of the Grievance Procedure. Such grievance shall be filed within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint and be in the form prescribed in Step Any such grievance may be referred to arbitration under Article by either the Union in the case of a Union grievance or the Company in the case of a Company grievance. The Union may not institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which such employee or employees could themselves institute and the regular Grievance Procedure shall not thereby be by-passed except where the grievance would affect the Bargaining Unit as a whole. This Clause shall not preclude a group grievance signed by a group of employees commencing at Step Any complaint or grievance which is not commenced or processed through the next stage of the Grievance or Arbitration Procedure within the time specified shall be deemed to have been dropped. However, time limits specified in the Grievance Procedure may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. An employee who has been discharged or suspended may file a written grievance at Step within five (5) working days of the discharge or suspension. In taking disciplinary action within twenty-four (24) months from the date of a suspension or dismissal (reinstatement) for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding suspension or dismissal (reinstatement), as the case may be. In taking disciplinary action within twelve 2) months from the date of an oral or written warning for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding the employee's oral or written warning, as the case may be.

  • Formal Grievance Procedure 1. In the event that a complaint cannot be resolved informally, the parties shall pursue the first step in the formal grievance procedure before making any application for arbitration, unless the College and the AAUP agree in writing to alter the procedure or waive one or more of the steps by proceeding directly to arbitration. 2. Upon written request of the AAUP Contract Compliance Officer, the College shall submit any requested documents in its possession which may be necessary for investigation of the grievance. The College shall deliver such documents as soon as is reasonably possible, but no later than seven (7) days after receipt of a written request. 3. Internal Steps in the Procedure a. Step One: The Director of Human Resources (1) Within thirty (30) days of when the AAUP learns of, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have learned of, an alleged violation of the provisions of this Agreement, the AAUP shall submit to the Director of Human Resources a completed Faculty Grievance Form or a dated, signed, written description of the grievance, clearly labeled "grievance" containing substantially the same information as provided for on the Faculty Grievance Form. (2) Within eight (8) days of receipt of the written grievance, the Director of Human Resources shall convene a meeting to discuss the grievance. Such meeting shall include the grievant(s) and/or the designated representative(s) of the AAUP and shall be scheduled at a time which is mutually convenient to the parties. (3) The Director of Human Resources shall attempt to determine the facts pertaining to the grievance and shall notify the grievant and the AAUP in writing of his/her decision within eight (8) days in a Grievance Disposition Form or in a document containing substantially the same information as contained in a Grievance Disposition Form, which shall include written details of the reasons which support the decision. (4) Within eight (8) days after receipt of the disposition of the Director of Human Resources, the AAUP may appeal the decision in writing to the College Grievance Officer, by submitting a Grievance Disposition Reaction Form or a document containing substantially the same information as contained in a Grievance Disposition Reaction Form. (5) By agreement, the parties may decide to advance the grievance to step two of the procedure, or to appeal directly to arbitration at step D(4) of this article.

  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION 7:01 It is the mutual desire of the Parties hereto, that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Supervisor shall be given the opportunity to adjust a complaint. When a complaint is reduced to writing it shall be termed a grievance. Jurisdictional disputes shall not be settled by this grievance procedure but rather as provided for in Article 8:00. 7:02 A grievance shall mean any difference or dispute concerning the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the 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 endeavor 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 Union’s Business Representative and the Company. Step III: If the grievance is not settled within thirteen (13) working days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and recognized holidays, from the date of the occurrence giving rise to the grievance the grievance shall proceed to arbitration at the request of either party. Step IV: It is understood and agreed that any of the time limits herein may be extended by mutual agreement in writing. Step V: Any grievance between the Company or the Union concerning the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the Agreement shall be dealt with commencing with Step II. Step VI: A single Arbitrator shall be selected from the list of Arbitrators in Appendix “Q” to hear any grievance which has been referred to arbitration pursuant to this Agreement. Selection shall be in rotation beginning with the first listed arbitrator and will continue sequentially subject to availability of those individual arbitrators. Step VII: Both Parties to the dispute shall share equally the expenses and fees of the Arbitrator. Step VIII: A request to proceed to arbitration shall be made within five (5) working days excluding Saturday, Sunday and recognized holidays immediately following the time limits set forth in Step III.