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time within which the answer should have been given.
8.08 Within ten (10) days of the event upon which a group or policy grievance is based, the
Corporation or the Union may submit a grievance in writing to the other, alleging the
violation of a term of this Agreement. Such a grievance shall set out the facts and the
Section or Sections of the Agreement claimed to be violated or relied upon, and the
matter shall be dealt with in accordance with Step 3 and the balance of the Grievance
Procedure.
8.09 When more than one employee working for one Supervisor, or in the case of City Hall,
one Department Head, have a common grievance, a single grievance shall be presented
as provided in Section 8.02 Step 1 and shall set out the names of the employees to whom
it applies.
8.10 If a grievance is not submitted within the time limits provided, it shall be deemed to be
abandoned.
8.11 At any stage of the Grievance Procedure, including Arbitration the conferring parties
may have the assistance of the employee or employees concerned and any necessary
witnesses. All reasonable arrangements will be made to permit the conferring parties to
have access to the plant and to view disputed operations and to confer with necessary
witnesses.
8.12 The time limits fixed in both the grievance and arbitration procedure may be extended
by mutual consent of the parties to this Agreement.
Article 9 - Discharge or Suspension Cases
9.01 A claim by an employee that he has been unjustly discharged shall be treated as a
grievance if a written statement of such grievance is lodged with the Chief
Administrative Officer within five (5) days after the discharge, or within five (5) days
after the Union and the Chief Steward have been notified in writing of the discharge,
whichever is the later. Such special grievance shall be dealt with at Step 3 and the
balance of the Grievance Procedure.
9.02 Such special grievance may be settled by confirming the Corporation’s action or by
reinstating the employee with full compensation for time lost or by any other
arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the conferring parties,
including Arbitration.
9.03 A claim by an employee that he has been unjustly suspended shall be treated as a
grievance if a written statement of such grievance is lodged with the Department Head
within five (5) days after the suspension, or within five (5) days after the Union and