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representatives: one (1) steward and one (1) representative of his classification. (c) Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the right of any employee having a grievance to discuss the matter informally with the Service Director and having said matter informally adjusted without the intervention of the Union, provided that the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and does not involve interpretation of the Agreement. In the event that any grievance is adjusted without formal intervention pursuant to this procedure, while such adjustment shall be binding upon the aggrieved party and considered a final decision, said adjustment shall not create a precedent or ruling binding upon the Employer or the Union in future groceedings. (d) The grievance procedure shal] be the sole exclusive remedy where the employee's claim arises solely pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement or work rule and is final. (e) The time limits provided herein will be strictly adhered to. Any grievance not appealed or processed with the specified time limits will automatically move to the next step. The time limits specified for either party may be extended onty by written mutual agreement. ( fl This procedure shall not be used for the purpose of adding to, subtracting from, or altering in any way, any of the provisions of this Agreement. (g) A class grievance shall be filed with ten (10) days of the date on which any one of the similarly affected employees knew or should have known of the event giving iow rise to the Class Grievance. Class grievances shall be initiated directly at Step Two of the Grievance procedure. (h) An arbitration hearing involving an appeal of disciplinary action which resulted in an unpaid suspension, demotion or discharge of a non-probationary emplayee may be expedited at the request of either party as follows: (1) Written briefs witl not be submitted and the parties instead will make an oral summation. (2) At the conclusion of the hearing, the arbitrator may issue a bench decision. (i) By mutual consent, the parties may waive a hearing and submit the issue an written filings only, or by mutual consent, may alter any of the procedures set forth in this Article. (j) The parties intend that every effort sha11 be made to facilitate the resolution of grievances at the lowest possible level. (k) All grievances shall be filed on a form provided by the Union and shal] contain the following information at the time the grievance is filed without exception: - The date and time grievance occurred - Provide descriptive details of the incident giving rise to the grievance - Cite specific articles and sections of the agreement involved - Relief requested io