Everett Firefighters Local No. 46 4/25/2018

ARTICLE 6 - GRIEVANCES For the purpose of this Agreement, the term grievance shall mean a dispute between the Employer and the Union or the Employer and an employee concerning alleged misinterpretation or violation of the Agreement. Grievant shall mean any aggrieved employee and/or the Union. It is mutually agreed that the Union has the right in its own capacity to act as an aggrieved party in the grievance procedure. In the event that the aggrieved party is an individual employee, the grievance procedure shall begin with Step 1. In the event the Union is the aggrieved party, the procedure shall begin with Step 3. The grievant shall have fifteen (15) calendar days to initiate the grievance procedure from the time the aggrieved party first becomes aware of the alleged grievance. Step 1: The grievant shall submit in writing, to the Union grievance committee, all relevant facts involving the alleged grievance along with the remedy sought. The Union grievance committee, upon receiving the written and signed statement, shall determine if a grievance exists within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the said grievance. If, in their opinion, no grievance exists, no further action will be taken. Step 2: If the committee agrees that a grievance does exist, they and/or the employee shall outline the grievance in writing, identify all relevant facts and specify the article(s) and section(s) in dispute along with the remedy sought and present the same to the employee's Battalion Chief' within seven (7) calendar days. The Battalion Chief' shall forward a copy of the grievance immediately to the Fire Chief. Step 3: If within seven (7) calendar days following receipt the Battalion Chief' has not settled the grievance satisfactorily, the committee and/or the employee may submit it to the Fire Chief. If the grievant is the Union, the first step of the grievance shall be to submit the grievance in writing to the Fire Chief using the grievance format (facts, contract provisions and remedy) of Step 2. Step 4: If within seven (7) calendar days following receipt the Chief has not settled the grievance satisfactorily, the committee and/or employee may submit it to the Mayor. Step 5: If within fourteen (14) calendar days following receipt the Mayor has not settled the grievance satisfactorily, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration. The City and Union representatives shall meet within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the grievance by the Chief to select a neutral arbitrator. If the parties can not agree to the appointment of a neutral arbitrator, the parties shall submit a request to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) for a listing of nine (9) professional arbiters. Within seven (7) calendar days following receipt of the list from the FMCS, the parties shall meet and shall take turns in 1 For non-suppression personnel, the grievance is submitted to the appropriate Assistant Chief or Fire Marshal. 6