Grievance Procedure Steps The following procedure shall be followed by an employee submitting a grievance:
Group Grievance Where a number of employees have identical grievances and each employee would be entitled to grieve separately they may present a group grievance in writing signed by each employee who is grieving to the Administrator or her designate within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to the grievance have occurred or ought reasonably to have come to the attention of the employee(s). The grievance shall then be treated as being initiated at Step No. 1 and the applicable provisions of this Article shall then apply with respect to the processing of such grievance.
Group Grievances No more than five (5) grievants will be permitted to attend grievance meetings.
Grievance Policy The Board recognizes that in the interest of effective personnel management, a grievance procedure is necessary whereby its professional staff members can be assured of a prompt, impartial, and fair hearing on their grievances. Such procedure shall be available to all professional staff members of the bargaining unit; and no reprisals of any kind shall be taken against any professional staff member initiating or participating in the grievance procedure.