BARGAINING UNIT 6 CORRECTIONS - California Correctional ...

At any step of the grievance procedure, CCPOA may request that the State representative
hold a grievance conference. If the State representative agrees to hold a grievance
conference and a grievance conference is scheduled, the grievant and the CCPOA
representative may attend without loss of compensation.
6.06 Employee Rights
Each employee retains all rights conferred by Section 3512, et seq., of the Ralph C. Dills
Act.
6.07 Informal Discussion - Step 1
A. An employee grievance initially shall be discussed with the employee's involved
supervisor within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the alleged violation or after
knowledge of same reasonably should have been acquired. The involved
supervisor shall render an immediate response, if possible, or within seven (7)
calendar days if he/she requires further research.
B. If it is clear that the supervisor does not have the authority to grant the grievance,
he/she must so state this fact to the grievant immediately on the appropriate
worksheet. (See Appendix Item #1)
C. The involved supervisor's resolution of the grievance at Step 1 shall be nonprecedential.
6.08 Formal Appeal - Step 2
A. If a grievance is not resolved at Step 1 to the satisfaction of the grievant, a formal
grievance may be filed no later than within seven (7) calendar days of the decision
at Step 1.
B. However, if a CCPOA grievance is not initiated at Step 1, the grievance must be
filed within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the event or circumstances
occasioning the grievance, or within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the alleged
violation or after knowledge of same reasonably should have been acquired.
C. A formal grievance shall be initiated in writing on the mutually negotiated
grievance form provided by the State, and shall be filed with the Appointing
Authority or designee. Upon filing of the written grievance, the institution or
parole region shall assign the grievance a number in accordance with Appendix
Item #2.
D. If the grievance is not in the scope of authority of the Appointing Authority or
designee to grant, the grievant's CCPOA Job Steward may file the grievance
directly at Step 3 of the grievance process, unless the grievance alleges a violation
of an MOU section which may be appealed to "mini-arb" pursuant to Section
6.13. These grievances may not be filed directly at the third level under any
circumstances.