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Section 2: A grievance is a dispute or difference between the City and the Union, or <br />between the City and an employee, concerning the interpretation or application and/or <br />compliance with the terms of this Agreement and shall include disputes concerning disciplinary <br />actions. When any such grievances arise, the following procedure shall be observed: <br />All grievances shall be written and filed on an Official Grievance Form. The Official <br />Grievance Form shall be provided to the employees by the Union and shall contain the <br />following information at the time the grievance is filed in substantial compliance there with: <br />• The date the grievance occurred; <br />• The time the grievance occurred; <br />• Provide a detailed description of the incident giving rise to the grievance; <br />• Cite specific Articles and Sections of the Agreement involved and their direct relationship to <br />the incident; <br />• Relief Requested; <br />• Name and signature of the employee and the date signed by the employee; <br />• Name and signature of the Steward and the date signetl by the Steward; <br />Step 1: An employee who has a grievance shall reduce it to writing and the grievance <br />shall be presented to the immediate supervisor by his steward, in the presence of the <br />employee, within seven (7) working days after the employee learned or should have learned of <br />the event upon which the grievance is based. The grievance shall be presented within the last <br />fifteen (15) minutes of the employees respective shift. The supervisor shall meet with the <br />employee or the employee and his steward within seven (7) working days. The supervisor shall <br />give an answer in writing to the participants involved in the initial meeting within seven (7) <br />working days fallowing the date of the grievance discussion. The affected employee shall be <br />required to attend the aforementioned meeting. <br />Step 2: If the employee's grievance is not safiisfactorily settled at Step 1, the <br />grievance shall be submitted to the Department Director within seven (7) working days after the <br />Step I answer. The Director and/or his designee representative or representatives shall meet <br />the Local Union President, the steward or his designee within seven (7) working days after the <br />grievance has been filed with the Director, and the City's representative shall answer the <br />6 <br />