Grievance Filing. (i) An individual or group grievance shall be initiated within ten (10) days of the issue being discussed with the Immediate Supervisor and submitted in writing to the Director of the Department. (ii) A policy grievance shall be initiated within ten (10) days of the date the Employer or the Union first became aware of, or reasonably should have become aware of, the dispute that is the subject of the grievance. The grievance shall be submitted in writing to the designated Employer or Union representative. (iii) The grievance shall specify the details of the dispute, including, to the extent known, the Article(s), site(s), program(s), and Employee(s) affected by the grievance, as well as the desired resolution. (iv) The Parties shall meet within twenty (20) days from the date the grievance was filed. The respondent to the grievance shall communicate their decision, in writing, within seven (7) days of the meeting. (v) Should the dispute not be resolved, it may be advanced to Arbitration. (vi) Alternatively, as an interim step before arbitration, the Parties may mutually agree to advance the grievance to mediation. The mediator shall be mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be borne equally by the Parties.
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