Contract Grievance

Step	Appeal  within	Heard by	Heard within	Decision  within
I	5 days	General Superintendent	30 days	15 days
II	5 days	Labor  Relations	25  days	20 days
	15 days		File demand of impartial arbitrator opinion
Impartial Arbitration	20 days	Impartial Arbitrator	*As soon as practical	5  days

• *14 day notice

Step I - expedited (3 or more employees) - where 3 or more employees in one department have a similar grievance, the department head shall order an informal hearing and render his decision within 10 days.

Step II - if processed through expedited step I procedure, an appeal to step II shall be scheduled to be heard within 10 days and a written decision rendered within 10 days.