Grievability/Arbitrability. Formal counseling may be grieved beginning at Step One or Step Two of the grievance procedure and up to Step Three Mediation only. Final counseling, demotion, and dismissal may be grieved through every step of the grievance procedure beginning at Step Two.
Grievability/Arbitrability. All steps of the Corrective/Disciplinary Process may be grieved. Final Disciplinary Counseling and Dismissal may be grieved through every step of the grievance procedure beginning at Step Three.
Grievability/Arbitrability. 1. If the Union appeals to arbitration a grievance that alleges a violation of this Article but does not allege violation of another Article that is arbitrable, the Union’s notice must include an Acknowledgement and Waiver Form signed by the affected employee. The Acknowledgement and Waiver Form will reflect that the employee has elected to pursue arbitration as the exclusive forum for the claim and that the employee understands the procedural and substantive differences between arbitration and the other remedial forum or forums in which the dispute might have been resolved, including the differences in the scope of remedies available in arbitration as compared to other forums. The timeline to appeal to arbitration set forth in Article 9 - Grievance Procedure will be extended by 30 days for such grievances to enable the employee to make an informed choice.
Grievability/Arbitrability. When it is determined by an arbitrator that an issue is not grievable or arbitrable, the grievance shall terminate and no ruling on the merits of the case shall take place.
Grievability/Arbitrability. Informal counseling may not be grieved. Formal counseling may be grieved through Step Two of the grievance procedure only. Final counseling and dismissal may be grieved through every step of the grievance procedure beginning at Step Two.
Grievability/Arbitrability. Employees may use the grievance/arbitration procedure to appeal decisions of the joint teams referred to in this Article if they believe they have been treated unfairly. JRPT decisions and processes are grievable. It is expected that the parties will support their decisions and recommendations. This is not intended to prevent the parties from jointly agreeing to change their decisions and recommendations. The recommendations and decisions by other Joint Redeployment Planning Teams and other Joint Reasonable Offer Teams are without prejudice and cannot be used as precedents in grievance arbitration. Any agreements reached by the JSMC within the scope of Article 64 are neither grievable nor arbitrable.
Grievability/Arbitrability. Informal Coaching of the Corrective Action/Dismissal Process 14 above is not grievable. Formal counseling may be grieved through Step Three Mediation 15 of the grievance procedure only. Final counseling and dismissal may be grieved through 16 every step of the grievance procedure beginning at Step Two.
Grievability/Arbitrability. Any dispute, except a dispute involving the commencement date or termination date of this contract, as to whether a complaint is subject to the grievance/arbitration provisions of this Agreement, shall be referred to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.
Grievability/Arbitrability. Coaching is not grievable. Formal Counseling may be grieved through Step 3 [excludes Arbitration] under Article 29.2. All more serious Discipline may be grieved through all steps of the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure.
Grievability/Arbitrability. The Parties recognize that the issues of grievability and Arbitrability may be raised at any time. The Parties agree to provide a written decision on non-grievability or non-Arbitrability as soon as this becomes evident. If a grievance is alleged to be subject to statutory appeal procedures, the decision shall expressly state that it is the final decision in this matter. If a question of grievability or Arbitrability is not resolved by either Party, the issue will be referred to the arbitrator as a threshold issue in the arbitration hearing based on the merits of the grievance.
