Employee and Immediate Supervisor/Manager. The employee or representative of the Union must file a written Step 1 grievance no later than twenty thirty (30 (20) calendar days from the date the employee was or should have been aware that a grievance existed. The grievance shall contain a description of the alleged problem, the specific section of the Agreement that has been allegedly breached, the date it occurred and the corrective action the grievant is requesting. (At the request of the employee, the Union shop xxxxxxx or Union representative may also be involved in this discussion at Step 1.) The immediate supervisor/Manager shall be given seven (7) calendar days to schedule a conference with the grievant to discuss the grievance and try to resolve the problem. The supervisor/manager may involve Human Resources during the Step 1 process. The supervisor/manager shall issue a written reply on the grievance within seven (7) days of the Step 1 grievance conference.
Employee and Immediate Supervisor/Manager. If an employee has a grievance, the employee and the Shop Xxxxxxx and/or Union Representative, if requested by the employee, must first present the grievance in writing to the employee's immediate supervisor or manager (to be designated by the Employer in good faith) after hearing any concerns conveyed by the employee, Shop Xxxxxxx and/or Union Representative within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employee was or should have been aware that the grievance existed. Upon receipt thereof, the immediate supervisor or the employer’s designee shall attempt to resolve the problem and shall respond in writing to the employee within fourteen (14) calendar days following receipt of the written grievance. Should the supervisor or the Employer’s designee and the employee meet to resolve the grievance, a Shop Xxxxxxx and/or Union Representative may attend the meeting at the employee's request. Note: If a Union Representative is to be present at any step of this grievance procedure, the Medical Center will be notified in advance and a representative from the Human Resources Department may attend the meeting at the option of the Employer.
