GRrnVANCEPROCEDURE Sample Clauses
GRrnVANCEPROCEDURE. A. A grievance shall be a claim of a violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of some provision of the negotiated agreement.
B. The term "days" shall mean working days.
C. The munber of days indicated at each level should be considered as maximum and every effort should be made to expedite the process. The time limits may be extended by mutual consent. If the grievance is filed on or after June 1, the time limits shall be reduced in order to effect a solution prior to the end of the school year or as soon thereafter as is practical.
GRrnVANCEPROCEDURE. A. The term "grievance," for the purpose of this Agreement, shall mean a claimed violation or misinterpretation of a specific provision of this Agreement. Days, for the purposes of this Article only, shall mean calendar days unless otherwise specified.
B. The parties are encouraged to engage in informal resolution of disputes by discussing them with the appropriate administrator prior to filing a grievance. j
C. All grievances filed at Step 1 and 2 of the grievance procedure shall specify:
1. Particular contract article and section violated;
2. Facts supporting each violation in reasonable detail;
3. Date each act or omission occurred; and,
4. Remedy sought for each contract violation.
D. In general, letters issued by the District are not arbitrable, even if the letter points out a performance issue with which the employee disagrees. In such a case, the employee may submit a rebuttal to the letter, which will be kept with the file copy of the letter. Such a rebuttal must be submitted within 10 days of the date the letter is delivered.'