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Article 4

Grievance Procedure

4.01The Company and the Union agree that it is the purpose of the grievance procedure to amicably and fairly settle any complaints relating to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement (hereinafter called a grievance), without, so far as possible, resorting to arbitration.

4.02Step One

Any grievance of an employee shall first be taken up between such employee(s), the applicable Union Steward and the employees Supervisor, within seven (7) working days of the occurrence. The written decision of the Company shall be returned to the Union within seven (7) working days.

4.03Step Two

Failing settlement under Step One, the matter will be taken to Step Two. Within 14 calendar days, the Steward who attended to Step 1 and the Chief Steward, together with representatives of management for the functional area, will meet to review the grievance. The grievor may choose to be present at this stage of the procedure. The Human Resources Manager or her designate may also be asked to attend at this stage of the procedure. The written decision of the Company shall be returned to the Union within five (5) working days.

4.04Step Three

Failing settlement under Step Two, the matter will be taken to Step Three. The Union designates shall be the Business Agent and the Union Local President. The Companys designates shall be senior management representative for the functional area, or his designate, and the Human Resources Manager. The grievance may be resolved by agreement and the decision shall be final and binding. This meeting must be conducted within 30 working days and the grievor and his steward shall be present and will not suffer any loss of wages.

4.05General Provisions

A Union policy grievance or a group grievance which is defined as an alleged violation of this Collective Agreement concerning the Union as such, or all or a substantial number of employees in the Bargaining Unit, in regard to which an individual employee could not grieve may be lodged by an authorized representative of the Union in writing with the Company at Step 3 of the grievance procedure at any time within ten (10) full working days after the circumstances giving rise to such grievance occurred or originated, and if it is not satisfactorily settled it may be processed to arbitration in the same manner and to the same extent as the grievance of an employee.

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A company policy grievance may be lodged by the Company with the Union in writing at Step 3 of the grievance procedure and if it is not satisfactorily settled, it may be processed to arbitration in the same manner and to the same extent as the grievance of an employee.

4.06Extension of Time Limits

Any and all-time limits set forth in Article 4 for the taking of action by either party or by an employee may be extended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties, which shall be confirmed in writing