Download the Grievance Guide - OCSEA
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Table of Contents<br />
Introduction 4<br />
Important Rules 4<br />
What Constitutes a <strong>Grievance</strong> 5<br />
Step 1-Immediate Supervisor 5<br />
Step 2-Intermediate Administrator 6<br />
Step 3-Agency Head or Designee 6<br />
How to Improve <strong>the</strong> Quality of Step 3 Meetings 6<br />
Step 3 Layoff, Non Selections, Suspensions, &<br />
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Working Suspensions<br />
Step 3-Discharge <strong>Grievance</strong> 8<br />
Use of Appeal and Preparation Sheet 8<br />
Important Reminders 9<br />
Step 4-Mediation/Office of Collective Bargaining 9<br />
Receipt of Step 3 Response 9<br />
Late Step 3 Response 9<br />
<strong>Grievance</strong> Mediation 9<br />
Step 5-Arbitration 10<br />
<strong>OCSEA</strong> Arbitration and Discharge Review Committees 11<br />
Arbitration Scheduling 11<br />
Non-Traditional Arbitration (NTA) Procedure 12<br />
The Role of <strong>the</strong> Steward in Representing Grievants in Potential Discipline 12<br />
Investigatory Interviews 12<br />
Rights of Stewards 13<br />
Investigations for Pre-Disciplinary Meeting 14<br />
Pointers: Disciplinary Meeting 15<br />
Investigation of <strong>Grievance</strong>s Regarding Disciplinary Action 15<br />
Commonly Asked Questions 16<br />
Working Out of Classification Procedure (WOC) 18<br />
Important Rules to Remember 18<br />
Procedure for Filing a WOC <strong>Grievance</strong> 19<br />
Step 1-Appeal to Agency Designee 19<br />
Step 2-Arbitration 19<br />
The WOC Hearing 20<br />
Possible Award 20<br />
Reclassification 20<br />
Holding Classification 20<br />
Commonly Asked Questions about WOC <strong>Grievance</strong>s 21<br />
Article 36.05-Classifications and Pay 21<br />
Changes Proposed by <strong>the</strong> State 21<br />
Joint Review 21<br />
Discontinuation of <strong>the</strong> Joint Review 23<br />
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