GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined Clause Samples

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. A grievance is defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If any such grievance arises, it shall be submitted to the following grievance procedure. Time limits set forth in the following steps may only be extended by written agreement of the Union Representative and Employer. The Employer shall include the manager's name and contact information if a grievance is denied at Step 1 and/or Step 2. The grievance process is not available for terminations of probationary employees. Step I: Immediate Supervisor

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. A grievance is defined as an alleged breach of the terms and conditions of the Agreement. If any such grievance arises, it shall be submitted to the following grievance procedure. By mutual agreement of the Medical Center and the Association, Steps 1, 2 or 3 of the grievance procedure may be waived. If the deadline for advancing or responding to a grievance falls on a weekend or holiday, then the deadline shall become the next business day. Time limits set forth in the following steps may only be extended by mutual written consent of the parties hereto.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. A grievance is defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If any such grievance arises, that has not been resolved with the nurse’s Unit Director, it shall be submitted to the following grievance procedure.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. Definition: A grievance is a complaint that there has been a violation of this MOU. Unit members shall also be entitled to grieve disciplinary actions, up to and including termination from employment. The Unit member, and/or a designated AFSCME Local 809 representative, bringing such a claim shall state how the violation affects their wages, hours, working conditions, orjob security as provided in this MOU. A grievance shall be reduced to writing for Steps 2 and 3 of the process set forth below.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. SECTION 1. Should any difference or dispute arise between the City and any member or group of members with respect to the interpretation or application of a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a grievance and must be resolved in accordance with the following procedure: Step 1. If any member or group of members believes that he/she or they have a grievance (as defined above), he/she or they shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with the Superintendent within three (3) working days of grievance event. If at this stage the grievance cannot be resolved the grievance shall within three (3) working days of such discussion be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the aggrieved member or members and the Bargaining Unit Representative and presented in person by the Bargaining Unit Representative to the Plant Superintendent. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the Plant Superintendent within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Plant Superintendent shall answer in writing all grievances within five (5) working days of their receipt. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Plant Superintendent, then within five (5) working days: Step 2. The grievance shall be presented in person to the City Manager or his/her designee, who shall respond to the grievance in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days. The response will be signed by the City Manager and will be final and binding.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is defined as a complaint by an employee or a group of employees based on alleged violation, misinterpretation or unequal application of the provisions this Memorandum of Understanding by an employee or group of employees adversely affected thereby, but shall not include the following: A. Disciplinary actions as defined herein which shall be subject to appeal through the procedure Contained in this Agreement for the appeal of disciplinary actions; B. Complaints regarding Affirmative Action, Occupational Health and Safety, Workers' Compensation or discrimination complaints based on age, race, color, religion, sex, 20 national origin, marital status, ancestry, handicap or sexual orientation or the applicable procedures for such complaints; C. The exercise of any City rights as specified in this Memorandum, so long as the exercise of such rights does not conflict with other provisions of this Agreement; D. Any impasse or dispute in the meeting and conferring process, or any matter within the scope of representation; E. Any matter for which a different appeals procedure is provided either by statutes, ordinances, resolutions, or agreements. The Union may file a grievance on its own behalf only on those matters which pertain to the rights of the Union as an organization as specified in Article 5 of this Agreement. No employee or group of employees may refuse to follow direction pending the outcome of a grievance. Employees in the unit will follow all directives, even if such directives are allegedly in conflict with the provisions of this contract. Compliance with such directives will not in any way prejudice the employee's right to file a grievance within the time limits contained herein, nor shall compliance affect the ultimate resolution of the grievance. Nothing in this Article or elsewhere in this agreement shall be construed to permit the Union to process a grievance on behalf of any employee without his consent. An employee covered by this Agreement shall have the right to be represented, or refrain from exercising the right to be represented in the determination of grievances arising under the terms and conditions of employment covered by this Agreement. If an employee desires Union representation in presenting a written grievance, he shall not be required to discuss the written grievance, if a Union representative is not present. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any employee from presenting, at any time, his own grievance...

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. A grievance is defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Employer and the Union endorse the general proposition that, whenever possible, grievances, complaints and other disputes shall be resolved at the lowest possible level of authority, and specifically directly among the employee, the delegate and the immediate supervisor wherever possible. Both parties will extend efforts to establish a working relationship between the delegates and immediate supervisors. If any such grievance arises, including but not limited to a grievance concerning a discharge or a substantially excessive continuous workload, it shall be submitted to the following grievance procedure. Time limits set forth in the following steps may only be extended by mutual consent of the parties hereto.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Grievance Defined. The parties agree that the prompt and just settlement of grievances is of mutual interest and concern. Any matter concerning wages, hours or other conditions of employment and including the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement shall constitute a grievance under the provisions set forth below. Stewards and grievance shall be allowed sufficient time to investigate, present, and process grievances without loss of pay during regularly scheduled hours of work. Attendance at grievance meeting and hearings during regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be deducted from the pay of grievance, employee witnesses or stewards. During work hours an employee shall request from his department head time to spend in the processing of grievances - such time shall not be unreasonably denied.