Agenda - Council Work Session - 05/25/2021

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5.3 The Employer shall make space available on the employee bulletin board for posting LELS .notice(s) and announcernent(s). 5 A. LELS agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders or judgments brought or issued against the Employer as a result of any action taken or not taken by 'the Employer under. the provisions of this ARTICLE. ARTICLE SIX (6) EMPLOYEE RIGHTS -GRIEVANCE PRO CEDE 6,1 Definition of a Grievance, A grievance is defined as a dispute or disagreement as to the pp or interpretation a lication of the specific terms and conditions of this Agreement. p 6,2 LELS Representatives. The Employer will recognize Representatives designated by LELS as the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit having the duties and responsibilities established by this ARTICLE. LELS shall notify the Employer in w sting of the names of such. LELS Representatives and of their successors when so designated as provided by Article 5.2 oft is Agreement, 6,3 Processing of a Grievance. It is recognized and accepted by LELS and the Employer that the processing of grievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job duties and responsibilities of the Employees and shall, therefore, be accomplished during normal working hours only when consistent with such Employee duties and responsibilities. The aggrieved Employee and .a LELS Representative shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time without loss of pay when a grievance is investigated and presented to the Employer during normal working hours, provided that the Employee and the LELS representative have notified and received the approval of the designated supervisor who has determined, that such absence is reasonable and would not be detrimental to the work programs of the Employer. 6 A Procedure. Grievances, as defined by Article 6,1, shall be resolved in conformance with the following procedure: Step 1, An Employee claiming a violation concerning the intetpretation or application of the Agreement shall, within twenty-one (21) calendar days after such alleged violation has occurred, present such grievance to the Employeesy supervisor as designated by the Employer, The Employer er designated representative will disouss and give an answer ;to such Step p �" g 1 sievance within ten (10) calendar days after receipt. A grievance not resolved in Step 1 and appealed to• Step 2 shall be placed in writing setting forth the nature of the grievance, the facts, on which it is based, the provision or provisions of the Agreement allegedly violated, the remedy requested and shall be appealed to Step2 within ten (10) calendar days after the Employer' pp designated representative's final answer` in Step 1. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step � 2 by LELS within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 2, If appealed, the written grievance'shall be presented by LELS and discussed with the. Employer Em loy er designated Step 2 representative. The Employer designated representative shall 5