Union or Contractor Grievances. Should the Union(s) or any Contractor have a dispute with the other Party(ies) and, if after conferring within ten (10) working days after the disputing Party knew or should have known of the facts or occurrence giving rise to the dispute, a settlement is not reached within five (5) working days, the dispute shall be reduced to writing and processed to Step 2 in the same manner as outlined in 1(a) above for the adjustment of an employee complaint.
Union or Contractor Grievances. Should a Union or a Contractor allege a violation of this PLA by any other Party, the complaining party must confer with the party alleged to have violated the PLA within ten (10) working days after the complaining party knew or should have known of the facts or occurrence giving rise to the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved within five (5) working days of the parties conferring about the dispute, the complaining party shall reduce the dispute to writing and it shall be processed at Step 2 according to the same manner prescribed for the processing of an employee complaint pursuant to Step 1(a) above.
