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having a grievance to discuss the matter informally with the Service Director and having said matter informally adjusted without the intervention of the NOTEA, provided that the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and dces not involve interpretaiion of the Agreement. In the event that any grievance is adjusted without formal intsrvention pursuant to this procedure, while such adjustment shall be binding upon the aggrieved party and considered a final decision, said ac}justment shali not create a precedent or ruling binding upon the Employer or the NOTEA in future proceedings. (d) The grievance procedure shall be the sole exclusive remedy where the employee's claim arises solely pursuant to the Coilective Bargaining Agreement or work rule and is final. (e) The time limits provided Merein will be strictly adhered to. Any grievance not appealed or processed with the specified time limits wilt automatically move to the next step. The time limits specified for either party may be extended only 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 sicnilarly affected employees knew or shoutd have known of the event giving 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 employee may be expedited at the request of either party as follows: (1) Written briefs will 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 Articie. (i) The parties intend that every effort shall 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 NOTEA and shall contain the following information at the time the grievance is filed without exception: - The date and tirne grievance occurred - Provide descriptive details of the incident giving rise to the grievance - Cite specific articles and sections of the agreement involved - Relief requested - Signature of aggrieved party (Class Grievance exempt) - For a Class Grievance, the form shall contain in addition to the above required information, the names of at least two (2) non-probationary employees affected and clearly state that the grievance is a Class Grievance If a grievance dces not include the above it shall be returned to NOTEA which shall promptiy provide all of the information within five (5) days thereaflter; the grievance shall be deemed filed for purposes of complying with the time requirements, when it is first filed, if subsequently filed within said five (5) days. -cw io