10-2210 United Service Workers Collective Bargaining Agreement

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ARTICLE 5 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 5.1 The purpose of this Article is to establish machinery for the fair, expeditious, and orderly adjustment of grievances regarding the interpretation or application of this Agreement, including disciplinary actions. 5.2 Any formal grievance filed shall be in writing, shall set forth the provision or provisions of the Agreement alleged to have been violated, the facts pertaining to the alleged violation(s), the date of the violation, and the remedy requested. The grievance shall be signed and dated by the grievant. Grievances submitted which do not contain the above information and are incomplete shall be amended by the grievant to state the required information or the grievance will be invalid. 5.3 An employee who wishes to submit a grievance must submit a grievance in writing within ten (10) working days after the occurrence of the matter from which the grievance arose. A grievance not appealed to the next step within the time limits established by this procedure shall be considered settled on the basis of the last answer provided by management. A grievance not answered within the time limits prescribed for the appropriate management representative at each step shall automatically be advanced to the next step except those grievances reaching or originating at Step Two. The time limits in this Article may be extended by written mutual agreement of the panties. 5.4 In advancing grievances, the grievant, employee(s), and management may call a reasonable number of witnesses to offer testimony. Either party may call witnesses as needed. Hearings shall be continued to facilitate appearance of witnesses who are depat~tment employees and whose presence would otherwise conflict department needs. 5.5 The formal grievance steps are as follows: Step One The employee(s) shall file the grievance, in writing, within ten (10) working days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance of the matter to the department head. The department head shall make a decision and communicate it to the employee and the Union in writing within ten (10) working days from the date the grievance was received or conference held.