2020-12 - 2020-22 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreements

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10.02 A grievance is a dispute or difference between the City and the Union, or between the City and an employee, concerning the interpretation and/or application of and/or compliance with any provision of this Agreement, including disciplinary actions, and when any such grievance arises, the following procedure shall be observed: Step I. The Union steward shall present the grievance, in writing, to the employee's Operations Manager or designee within five (5) working days after the employee knew or should have known of the event or within five (5) working days after the employee returns to work, whichever is later, upon which the grievance is based. The grievance shall be signed by the employee and the steward, and the Operations Manager or the designee shall sign and date the grievance form. The supervisor shall meet with the steward and the employee(s) within three (3) working days in an attempt to adjust the grievance. The supervisor shall give a written answer and a copy of the grievance to the steward, grievant, Ohio Council 8 representative and the Union President within four (4) working days after the meeting. Step II. If the grievance is unsatisfactorily settled in Step I, the Union may appeal the grievance, in writing, within five (5) working days after receipt of the Step I answer to the Director of Public Works. The Director, together with the Operations Manager and other appropriate supervisory personnel, shall meet with the steward, Chief Steward and Local Union President within three (3) working days after the grievance has been filed in an attempt to adjust the grievance. It is understood that the parties shall attempt to resolve the grievance at this step of the grievance procedure (through the process of negotiated settlements of each grievance). Each party shall be permitted time to caucus in order to settle grievances (at this step). While it is desirable to have each grievance settled or answered in an informal manner at the meeting, nevertheless, settlement agreements shall be put in writing and signed by the parties no later than five (5) working days after the Step II meeting. Likewise, unresolved grievances shall be answered, in writing, by the Director of Public Works no later than five (5) working days after the Step II meeting, and shall be sent to the Union President, grievant, Ohio Council 8 representative and stewards. Step IIl. If the grievance is not settled in Step II, the Union may submit the grievance to the Director of Human Resources no later than five (5) working days after the Step II answer is received. The Mayor and/or Director of Human Resources or Law Director (the designee), the Director of Public Works and other appropriate personnel shall convene a meeting with the Union grievance committee together with a representative from Ohio Council 8. Such meeting shall be held at a mutually convenient time, but not later than ten (10) working days after the appeal of the Step II answer. Suspensions which are appealed through the grievance procedure shall be submitted directly to Step II. Terminations which are appealed through the grievance procedure shall be submitted directly to Step III. �;I