SECTION 1 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Clause Samples

The Grievance Procedure clause establishes a formal process for employees or parties to raise and resolve complaints or disputes within an organization or under an agreement. Typically, it outlines the steps involved, such as submitting a written complaint, engaging in discussions with supervisors or designated representatives, and possibly escalating the issue to higher management or arbitration if not resolved at earlier stages. This clause ensures that concerns are addressed systematically and fairly, helping to prevent misunderstandings and maintain a harmonious working environment.
SECTION 1 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. The purpose of the grievance procedure shall be to settle all grievances between the Fire Department and the Union as quickly as possible, so as to ensure efficiency and promote employee’s morale. Should any employee or group of employees feel aggrieved as a result of any condition arising out of the employee- employer relationship, including the claim of unjust discrimination an any matter or condition affecting health and safety beyond those normally encountered in all phases of fire fighting, adjustment shall be sought as follows by the employee, with the assistance of the Union; 1. No settlement of a grievance presented by an employee shall contravene the provisions of this Agreement. 2. The matter giving rise to the grievance shall first be discussed orally with the employee’s immediate supervisor within five (5) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays) of the occurrence or knowledge thereof. If such discussion does not resolve the grievance it shall proceed as follows; 3. Within ten (10) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), from the oral discussion with the employee’s immediate supervisor, the grievance shall be presented in writing to the Chief, who shall give his final answer in writing within ten (10) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays) of receipt of the written grievance. If this answer does not resolve the grievance, it may be processed to the next step. 4. Within ten (10) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), from the final written decision from the Chief, the grievance shall be presented in writing to the Town Administrator, who shall give his final answer in writing within ten (10) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays) of receipt of the written grievance. If this answer does not resolve the grievance, it may be processed to the next step. 5. Within five (5) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), from receiving a written answer from the Town Administrator or from the failure of the Town Administrator to so report, the grievance shall be processed in writing to the Board of Selectmen which shall give their answer in writing within ten (10) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) of the receipt of the grievance. If their answer does not resolve the grievance, the Union may move to the next step. 6. Within five (5) days (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), of the receipt of the answer or the failure to report by the Board of Selectmen, the Union may se...
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SECTION 1 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. A grievance means, and shall be limited to, an alleged violation or misapplication of a specific provision of this Collective Bargaining Agreement as related to the teacher assignment, and such grievance shall be settled and determined through the following procedure:
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SECTION 1 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. A. A grievance shall mean a complaint by the Union or by the employee and the Union that there has been a violation, misinterpretation, or inequitable application of any of the provisions of this contract; or that a member of the Union has been treated unfairly or inequitable or discriminated against for any reason. B. Grievance shall be handled in the following manner: All grievances shall be submitted in writing on a special “Grievance Report” form, in duplicate, signed by the aggrieved employee and/or the Union President and filed with the Fire Chief. and the Union President to resolve the grievance. The Fire Chief will arrange a meeting within three (3) working days from the time a grievance is received and shall give the Union his answer in writing within two (2) working days after such meeting. If the matter is not satisfactorily settled, then;
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SECTION 1 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. 24 Section 2 Submission to Arbitration ...................................................... 25 Section 3 Power of Arbitrator ................................................................ 25 Section 4 Decision of Arbitrator ............................................................ 25 Section 5 Time Limitations.................................................................... 25 Section 6 Grievance Forms.................................................................... 26 Section 7 Policy Grievances .................................................................. 26 Section 8 Working Days ........................................................................ 26 ARTICLE IX WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE .................................... 26 Section 1 Eligibility ............................................................................... 26 Section 2 Requirements for Entitlement ................................................ 26 Section 3 Extent of Entitlement ............................................................. 28 Section 4 Entitlement to Other Benefits ................................................ 28
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SECTION 1 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. 1. For all purposes of collective bargaining, including any and all negotiations between the Company and the Union designed to arrive at a satisfactory settlement of employee grievances, the following rules and procedures will be observed. 2. The Company and the Union shall endeavor to settle any grievances promptly and in an amicable manner. No grievance, verbal or written, withdrawn or dropped by the Union or granted by the Company prior to the Human Resources step of the grievance procedure, will have any precedent value. When grievances arise, they shall be settled by the following procedure: STEP NO. 1 Any employee in the Bargaining Unit who feels that he has a grievance and wishes to process same, the following order shall apply: 1. Within three (3) days, Saturdays, Sundays, afternoon shifts, night shifts, and Holidays excluded of the occurrence, the employee shall meet and discuss the problem with his supervisor; who will make every effort to resolve the problem. An acknowledgment form will be signed by both parties documenting that contact has been made. Copies should be forwarded to: - Director of Manufacturing - Department Manager - Union President, or Unit Chairman, - Human Resources Department - Supervisor - Employee 2. Within five (5) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excluded, of the occurrence, the grieved employee shall meet and discuss the grievance with his shift ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; who will make every effort to resolve the grievance. 3. Within five (5) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excluded, after the meeting in Paragraph No. 2 above, if no satisfactory settlement is reached, then the matter shall be submitted in writing to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ with whom the meeting in Paragraph One of Step One took place. No written grievance may be submitted until after three (3) days after the meeting in Paragraph No. 2 above, Saturdays, Sundays, & Holidays excluded. The aggrieved employee and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ referred to in Paragraph One of Step One shall sign the written grievance attesting that the meeting in Paragraph One of Step One occurred. If the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is not available, the grievance should be presented to the general ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The above procedure shall not apply to any grievance protesting disciplinary action that has resulted in suspension or discharge. Any grievance protesting such action by the Company may be submitted in writing within five (5) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excluded, of the occurrence. It is understood that the employee may or...
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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Informal Grievance Procedure Employees are encouraged to act promptly to attempt to resolve disputes with their manager/supervisor through an informal procedure. A meeting between the manager/supervisor and the employee should take place whenever requested by either party to assist, to clarify or resolve the grievance. The employee may be accompanied by his/her Union representative at the informal meeting. Any resolution reached at the informal step must be in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, or other rule or ordinance and shall not set precedent.