Common use of Second Step Clause in Contracts

Second Step. If the grievance has not been resolved in the First Step and the aggrieved employee or the Union desires to appeal the matter to the Second Step, then within five (5) regularly-scheduled working days after receipt of the written first-step answer by the Union representative, the Union representative shall present the written grievance to the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining, together with a written statement as to why the First Step answer was rejected. Within five (5) regularly-scheduled working days after the grievance has been so presented, a meeting shall be held among the Union representative(s), the grievant and the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining and the Employer’s divisional grievance representative or their designated representatives. All parties at this meeting shall have the authority to resolve and settle grievances. Within five (5) regularly-scheduled working days after this meeting, the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining, or his/her designated representative, shall give a written Second Step answer to the Union representative and mail a copy thereof to the grievant at his/her last known address on record with the University. 8.§5.1 It is understood and agreed that the Union has the right to have a staff representative of the MSEA present at such Second Step meeting and that if such representative is to be present, the Employer shall have the right to have its labor relations counsel present also. If the Union elects to have a staff representative present at the Second Step meeting, the Union will notify the University’s director of Collective Bargaining. If the University, in turn, elects to have its labor counsel present, the University will notify the Union staff representative. 8.§5.2 This answer shall include: 8.§5.2.1 A statement of the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining’s position and judgment in the matter; 8.§5.2.2 The paragraph(s) of such Agreement relied upon in reaching such disposition.

Second Step. If the grievance has not been resolved in the First Step and the aggrieved employee or the Union desires to appeal the matter to the Second Step, then within five (5) regularly-scheduled working days after receipt of the written first-step answer by the Union representative, the Union representative shall present the written grievance to the Employer’s director Director of Collective BargainingLabor Relations, together with a written statement as to why the First Step answer was rejected. Within five (5) regularly-scheduled working days after the grievance has been so presented, a meeting shall be held among the Union representative(s), the grievant and the Employer’s director Director of Collective Bargaining Labor Relations and the Employer’s divisional grievance representative or their designated representatives. All parties at this meeting shall have the authority to resolve and settle grievances. Within five (5) regularly-scheduled working days after this meeting, the Employer’s director Director of Collective BargainingLabor Relations, or his/her designated representative, shall give a written Second Step answer to the Union representative and mail a copy thereof to the grievant at his/her last known address on record with the University. 8.§5.1 It is understood and agreed that the Union has the right to have a staff representative of the MSEA present at such Second Step meeting and that if such representative is to be present, the Employer shall have the right to have its labor relations counsel present also. If the Union elects to have a staff representative present at the Second Step meeting, the Union will notify the University’s director Director of Collective BargainingLabor Relations. If the University, in turn, elects to have its labor counsel present, the University will notify the Union staff representative. 8.§5.2 This answer shall include: 8.§5.2.1 A statement of the Employer’s director Director of Collective Bargaining’s Labor Relations’ position and judgment in the matter; 8.§5.2.2 The paragraph(s) of such Agreement relied upon in reaching such disposition.

Second Step. If Upon receipt of the Supervisor' s written response, or upon his failure to provide a timely response to the grievance, absent a mutually agreed upon extension, the employee or District ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may implement the second step. The grievance must then be reduced to writing, state the facts upon which it is based, including when they occurred, specify the section of the contract which has not allegedly been resolved in the First Step and violated, be signed by the aggrieved employee Employee or the Union desires to appeal the matter his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and be presented to the Second Step, then Employer' s Divisional Representative within five (5) regularly-regularly scheduled working days after the receipt of the Supervisor' s written first-step answer by response or the Union representative, date upon which the Union representative shall present the written grievance to the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining, together with a written statement as to why the First Step answer response was rejecteddue. Within five (5) regularly-regularly scheduled working days after the written grievance has been so presentedpresented to the Employer' s divisional grievance representative, a meeting shall be held among the designated Union representative(s), along with the grievant employee, shall meet with the immediate supervisor, appropriate divisional manager or designated representative, and the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining and the Employer’s ' s divisional grievance representative or their designated representatives. All parties at this meeting shall have to discuss the authority to resolve and settle grievancesgrievance. Within five (5) regularly-regularly scheduled working days after this meeting, the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining, or his/her designated representative, ' s divisional grievance representative shall give a written Second Step answer to the Union representative employee, District ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Divisional Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and mail a copy thereof the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. 3.§5.2.1 Written grievances which do not contain the information specified above shall be returned to the grievant at his/her last known address on record and shall not be processed unless they are revised or rewritten in conformance therewith and re-filed with the Universityemployee’s divisional grievance representative within two (2) regularly-scheduled working days after such return. 8.§5.1 It is understood and agreed that 3.§5.2.2 After the Union first step answer has been given, no member of supervision will discuss unresolved grievances with the right to have a staff representative of the MSEA present at such Second Step meeting and that if such representative is to be present, the Employer shall have the right to have its labor relations counsel present also. If the Union elects to have a staff representative present at the Second Step meeting, the Union will notify the University’s director of Collective Bargaining. If the University, in turn, elects to have its labor counsel present, the University will notify the Union staff representative. 8.§5.2 This answer shall include: 8.§5.2.1 A statement of the Employer’s director of Collective Bargaining’s position and judgment grieving employee or employees in the matter; 8.§5.2.2 The paragraph(s) absence of such Agreement relied upon in reaching such dispositiona Union official.