The fourth and last step of the grievance process is arbitration. If the Adjustment Board is unable to reach a majority decision, or the parties mutually waive the Adjustment Board, the union, and only the union, may invoke arbitration by filing a written request to do so within the timeframe…

If the parties are unable to resolve the grievance after the Step 2 meeting, the union can advance the grievance to an Adjustment Board (Step 3) by submitting a written request to Employee & Labor Relations or the Human Resources Director within the timeframe prescribed in the applicable MOU. An…

In order to move a grievance to Step 2, an employee or union representative must write to Employee & Labor Relations or the Human Resources Director to formally file the grievance, stating the issue being grieved, the MOU section which is alleged to have been violated, and the desired remedy.…

Step 1 involves the employee, with or without a union representative/steward, meeting with a management representative in his/her department to attempt to resolve the grievance. If the issue is not resolved at this step, or if the employee/union elects to waive the first step, the issue is moved to Step…

A grievance can be loosely defined as any concern or complaint raised by an employee. In this context, concerns/complaints may be raised about a wide variety of issues, such as building temperature, workload, or denial of a requested change in assignment or location. Supervisors should give a fair hearing to…