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k. Allegations of mismanagement when no form of personal relief to the employee isappropriate.l. Reduction-in-Force.m. Allegations of discrimination involving Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) matters.Section 4. Questions that cannot be resolved by the parties as to whether or not a grievance is ona matter subject to the grievance procedure or is subject to arbitration will be referred to anarbitrator as a threshold issue in the arbitration on the merits of the grievance.Section 5. A grievance may be undertaken by the Union, an employee, or a group of employees.An employee or group of employees in the bargaining units covered by this agreement, in filing agrievance under this procedure, may be represented only by the Union. In this context, theEmployer recognizes the right of the Union to designate its own representatives. An employee orgroup of employees wishing to present such a grievance without Union representation may do so;however, any adjustment of the grievance must not be inconsistent with the terms of thisagreement, and the Union shall be afforded the opportunity to be present during the grievanceproceeding. In exercising their rights to present a grievance, bargaining unit employees andUnion representatives shall be unimpeded and free from restraint, coercion, discrimination, orreprisal.Section 6. An aggrieved employee affected by a removal or reduction in grade for unacceptableperformance, or by an adverse action, may at his/her option raise the matter under a statutoryappeals procedure, or the negotiated grievance procedure, but not both. An employee shall bedeemed to have exercised his/her option under this section when the employee timely files a noticeof appeal under the appellate procedure, or files a timely grievance in writing under the negotiatedgrievance procedure.Section 7. If a bargaining unit employee resigns, transfers, or otherwise leaves the bargaining unitprior to the issuance of a final decision on his/her grievance, and no issue of compensation isinvolved, the grievance will be terminated and all parties notified in writing by the Employer.Section 8. The following steps will be used for resolving grievances under this procedure:Step 1. The grievance shall first be presented orally to the immediate supervisor by thegrievant and his/her Union representative, if the aggrieved party elects to have one. If thegrievance involves the first line supervisor, the grievant may go to the second level supervisorwith his/her Step 1 grievance. On the date the Step 1 grievance is presented, the grievant orhis/her union representative, if any, will serve written notice on the next level of supervision that aStep 1 grievance has been filed, and indicate the date of the Step 1 meeting. The Step 1 grievancemust be initiated within twenty (20) workdays of the incident that gave rise to the grievance,unless the grievant was unaware of the incident by such time. In that case, the grievance must be19
initiated within twenty (20) workdays from the date the grievant becomes aware of the incident.The grievant shall plainly identify the discussion as a grievance, provide his/her supervisor withspecific details of the grievance, and indicate the corrective action desired in order to resolve thegrievance. The supervisor will provide a written decision to the grievant, with a copy to his/herUnion representative, if any, within seven (7) workdays after presentation of the grievance.Included with such decision shall be a written statement indicating the grievant's right to submitthe grievance to the next level of supervision within ten (10) workdays.Step 2. If a satisfactory settlement has not been reached at Step 1, the grievant or his/herrepresentative will submit the grievance in writing within ten (10) workdays to the next higherlevel supervisor, who shall call and arrange to meet with the grievant and his/her representativewithin five (5) workdays after receiving the written grievance. The written grievance shall alsocontain the duty phone numbers of the grievant and his/her Union representative, if any. Awritten decision will be provided to the grievant with a copy to his/her Union representative, ifany, within ten (10) workdays following the meeting.Step 3. If a satisfactory settlement has not been reached at Step 2, the grievant or his/herrepresentative will submit the grievance in writing within ten (10) workdays from receipt of theStep 2 decision to the installation Commander; Director, U.S. Army Research Laboratory - WhiteSands; Chief, U.S. Army Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Support Group - WhiteSands; Commander, McAfee U.S. Army Health Clinic; or Commander, U.S. Army Dental Clinic -White Sands, as appropriate. The installation Commander or head of tenant activity, or his/herdesignated representative, will review the grievance, conduct whatever analysis and investigationhe/she deems necessary to resolve the grievance, and render a written decision on the grievanceno later than ten (10) workdays from date of receipt of the employee's grievance. If the decisionis unsatisfactory to the Union, the Union may invoke arbitration in accordance with the provisionsof Article 12.Section 9. Grievances of the Union will be submitted in writing by the Union President, or his/herdesignee, to the installation Commander within fifteen (15) workdays of the occurrence whichcaused the grievance. The written grievance will state the basis for the grievance and thecorrective action sought. A meeting will be held within ten (10) workdays of receipt of the Uniongrievance between appropriate officials of the Employer and the Union in an attempt to resolvethe grievance. The Union President, or his/her designee, will be given a written decision by theinstallation Commander or his/her designated representative within ten (10) workdays after themeeting. If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Union, the Union President maythen submit the grievance to arbitration under the provisions of Article 12.Section 10. Employer grievances will be submitted by the installation Commander, or his/herdesignee, to the Union president within fifteen (15) workdays of the occurrence which caused thegrievance. The written grievance will state the basis for the grievance and the corrective actionsought. A meeting will be held within ten (10) workdays of receipt of the Employer grievancebetween appropriate officials of the Employer and the Union in an attempt to resolve the20
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Page 3 and 4: ARTICLE 1PREAMBLEIn accordance with
Page 5 and 6: ARTICLE 3RECOGNITION AND UNIT DESIG
Page 7 and 8: g. Negotiation. Bargaining by repre
Page 9 and 10: ARTICLE 6MANAGEMENT RIGHTSSection 1
Page 11 and 12: ARTICLE 8UNION RIGHTS AND REPRESENT
Page 13 and 14: Section 7. Union officers and stewa
Page 15 and 16: ARTICLE 9UNION-EMPLOYER MEETINGSSec
Page 17 and 18: a. The negotiating teams of each pa
Page 19: ARTICLE 11GRIEVANCE PROCEDURESectio
Page 23 and 24: ARTICLE 12ARBITRATIONSection 1. If
Page 25 and 26: Section 10. The arbitrator's decisi
Page 27 and 28: c. The Union will submit the comple
Page 29 and 30: ARTICLE 14USE OF OFFICIAL FACILITIE
Page 31 and 32: ORIENTATION OF NEW BARGAINING UNIT
Page 33 and 34: d. Where the work is in confined sp
Page 35 and 36: Section 12. An employee whose perso
Page 37 and 38: Section 6. The Employer and the Uni
Page 39 and 40: certificate. Normally, the employee
Page 41 and 42: efore the requested leave is to beg
Page 43 and 44: Section 5. Bargaining unit employee
Page 45 and 46: ARTICLE 21EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN
Page 47 and 48: ARTICLE 22PERFORMANCE APPRAISALSect
Page 49 and 50: ARTICLE 23REDUCTION IN GRADE AND RE
Page 51 and 52: Section 3. When informal corrective
Page 53 and 54: a. Of the specific reasons for the
Page 55 and 56: ARTICLE 25SAFETY AND HEALTHSection
Page 57 and 58: c. The Employer and the Union agree
Page 59 and 60: in which a bargaining unit employee
Page 61 and 62: ARTICLE 27INCENTIVE AWARDSSection 1
Page 63 and 64: Section 1. It is agreed that the Em
Page 65 and 66: Section 1. Through careful planning
Page 67 and 68: f. Bargaining unit employees who su
Page 69 and 70: ARTICLE 33SECURITY GUARDSSection 1.
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a. Every reasonable attempt shall b
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ARTICLE 35DRUG TESTINGSection 1. Th
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ARTICLE 36DURATION OF AGREEMENTSect
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