Common use of Step 2 (Formal) Clause in Contracts

Step 2 (Formal). If the grievance has not been avoided and/or the dispute resolved by the operation of Step 1 and the Union wishes to file a formal grievance, the employee's Union representative on behalf of the employee, shall file a written grievance which has been signed by the employee with the employee's department head or with his/her designee. The grievance must be filed within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the event which gave rise to the grievance or within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the time the employee reasonably should have knowledge of the occurrence of the event, whichever is later. At the time the grievance is served upon the employee's department head, the Union shall provide the Employer's Chief Human Resources Officer or his/her designee with an informational copy thereof. The department head shall respond in writing to the Union Representative with copies to the employee and the Employer's Chief Human Resources Officer or his/her designee within twenty-one (21) calendar days after receipt of the grievance.

Step 2 (Formal). If the grievance has not been avoided and/or the dispute resolved by the operation of Step 1 and the Union wishes to file a formal grievance, the employee's Union representative on behalf of the employee, shall file a written grievance which has been signed by the employee with the employee's department head or with his/her their designee. The grievance must be filed within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the event which gave rise to the grievance or within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the time the employee reasonably should have knowledge of the occurrence of the event, whichever is later. At the time the grievance is served upon the employee's department head, the Union shall provide the Employer's Chief Human Resources Officer or his/her their designee with an informational copy thereof. The department head shall respond in writing to the Union Representative with copies to the employee and the Employer's Chief Human Resources Officer or his/her their designee within twenty-one (21) calendar days after receipt of the grievance.