Seniority shall not accrue while an employee is on unpaid leave. Unpaid leave does not include
Workers’ Compensation leave, during which seniority will accrue. Seniority will cease to accrue on
the beginning of the first full month after leave is granted.
The Board shall furnish the Union secretary /treasurer with an up-to-date Seniority List on a
quarterly basis, if requested. The Board will also furnish the names of all new hires, promotions,
lay offs and terminations on a monthly basis.
Until a new hire has served the probationary period, the employ ce has no seniority status and may
be discharged or laid off without cause. Upon successful completion of the probationary period,
semority will accrue retroactively to the date of hire.
The employee shall accumulate seniority while on an authorized leave of absence with the
excep tion of unpaid leave as outlined above. Seniority is employ ed for purposes of assigning leave,
overtime, lay off and recall as provided in articles pertinent to those subjects.
Article 12
Grievance Procedure
In the event that differences arise with respect to any provision of this Agreement, an earnest effort
shall be made to settle such differences promptly. The process will be carried out in the following
order and manner. Any resolution of a grievance, at any step in the process, shall not be
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. Any grievance involving the interpretation or
ap plication of a specific provision of this Agreement shall be ultimately settled by arbitration.
Step I An employee shall present a verbal grievance with or without the assistance of the
Union to his/her immediate supervisor. The employ ee may meet with the supervisor
for a maximum of one hour. If the grievance is not settled at the meeting, the
grievance may proceed to the next step. The employ ce will be paid at his/her regular
rate of pay for time spent in the meeting, if during work hours. The Union shall be
notified of the resolution of the grievance in writing within five (5) working day s.
Working day s for the purposes of this article are Monday through Friday and do not
include Saturday s or Sunday s.
Step IT If the employ ee is not satisfied with the results of Step 1, the grievance shall be set in
writing as provided in Appendix B.
The grievance must be signed by the employee and Union Representative, and
presented to the Library Director or designee within fifteen (15) working day s after
the employee knew or should have known of the occurrence or the circumstances
giving rise to the grievance.
The Library Director or designee will be given five (5) working days after the
receipt of the grievance to have a meeting with a Union representative, with or
without the aggrieved party , and to communicate a decision in writing to the Union.
