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The EMPLOYER is to make every' effort possible to provide the necessary P.O.S.T. <br /> • certified training required under the current law during the course of duty <br /> time. In the event that it is not possible to provide necessary P.O.S.T. certified <br /> training during duty time, the employees will be reimbursed in the form of com- <br /> pensatory time off for off duty training hours at the rate of straight time. <br /> ARTICLE XXIV -- GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br /> 1. This grievance procedure is established for the purpose of resolving <br /> disputes involving the interpretation or application of this AGREEMENT. <br /> 2. The EMPLOYER will recognize Stewards selected by the UNION as the grie- <br /> vance representatives of the bargaining unit. The UNION shall notify the <br /> EMPLOYER in writing of the Stewards and of their successors when so named. <br /> 3. A grievance is defined as a dispute over the interpretation or application <br /> of this AGREEMENT. <br /> • 4. Grievances shall be resolved in the following manner: <br /> STEP 1. An employee claiming a violation concerning the interpretation <br /> or application of this AGREEMENT shall within twenty-one (21) calendar days <br /> after such alleged violation present such grievance to the employee's <br /> immediate supervisor designated by the EMPLOYER. The EMPLOYER-designated <br /> representative will give a final answer to step 1 grievance within ten (10) <br /> calendar days. If a grievance is not resolved in Step 1, such grievance <br /> shall be placed in writing and referred to Step 2 within ten (10) calendar <br /> days after the EMPLOYER'S final answer in Step 1. Any grievance not re- <br /> �• ferred in writing by the employee within ten (10) calendar days shall be <br /> considered waived. <br /> STEP 2. The written grievance shall be presented personally to the <br /> employee's department head or other EMPLOYER-designated representative. <br /> -12- <br />