Common use of Formal Steps Clause in Contracts

Formal Steps. Step One If the grievance is not informally resolved, the CIR must file a written request for review with the Director of Labor Relations within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the date on which the act(s), which is the subject of the grievance, occurred, or twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date on which the individual Housestaff Officer should reasonably have known of its occurrence. The Director of Labor Relations, or his/her designee, shall review the grievance and, where he or she deems it appropriate, witnesses may be heard and cross examined, and pertinent records received. The hearing shall be held within twenty-eight (28) calendar days of receipt of the grievance, and the decision shall be rendered in writing to the Union within fourteen (14) calendar days following the conclusion of the hearing. Should no hearing be held within the prescribed time, or should no decision be made within the prescribed time or should the decision reject the Union's grievance, the grievance may be submitted to Arbitration. The subject matter of each Grievance shall be considered individually. When an individual Grievance is decided at Step I, the resolution or decision of that Grievance shall not constitute a precedent in any arbitration or other proceeding unless agreed to in writing by the Hospital and Union. However, this shall not preclude either party from introducing relevant evidence, including the resolution of the individual Grievance, as prior conduct of each party. Step Two