Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/08/2021

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6.6 Waiver. If a grievance is not presented within the time limits set forth above, it shall be considered "waived", If a grievance is not appealed to the next step within the specified time limit or any agree extension thereof, it shall be considered settled on the basis of the Bmp1oyers last answer If the Employer does not answer a grievance or an appeal thereof within the speoified.time limits, LELS may elect to treatthe grievance as denied at that step and immediately appeal the grievance to the next step. The time linait :in each step maybe extended by mutual wiitten agreement of the Employer and LBLS in each step. 6,7 Choice of Remedy. If, as a result of the written Employer response in Step 3, the grievance remains unresolved and if the grievance involves the. suspension, demotion or discharge of any employee who has completed the Tequired probationary period, the grievance may be appealed either by step 4 of ARTICLE 6 or a procedute such as: Veteran's Preferenoe or Fair Employment,, If appealed to any procedure other than Step 4 of ARTICLE 6, the grievance is not subjeetto the arbitration procedure as provided in Step 4 of ARTICLE 6. The aggrieved employee shall indicate in waiting which j?rocedure is to be utilized — Step 4 of ARTICLE 6 or another appeal piocedure — and shall sign a statement to the effect that the choice of any other hearing preoludes the aggrieved employee from making a subsequent appeal through step 4 of ARTICLE 6. ARTICLE 7: SENIORITY 7.1 Seniority shall be determined by the Employee's time in grade and may be posted in an appropriate location, Seniority rosters shall be maintained by the Chief on the basis of time in grade and time within specific classifications, 7.2 During the one year piobationaty period, a newly lured or rehired Employee may be discharged at the sole discretion of the Employer. During the six month probationary period, a promoted or reassigned Employee may be replaced in the employee's previous position at the sole discretion of the Employer. 7,3 A reduction of work force will be accomplished on the basis of seniority. Employees shall be recalled from layoff on the basis of seniority, An Employee on layoff shall have an opportunity to return to work withintwo (2) pews ofthe time of the employee's layoffbefoie any new Employee is hired, 7A Annual leave shall be selected according to the foiowing procedure; Employees shall submit first and second choices for continuous vacation periods by Maieh 1 of each yeas'. ByApril 1 the City shall approve Employee's first and second choices based on seniority Senior Employees shall have piefereneo over junior Employees for their thst choice. Then, senior Employees shallhave preference in them second choiee. In no event shall senior Employee's second choice supersede the first choice of junior Bmployees unless the senior Employees' fist choice was not granted. Senior employees shall have preference for shift bid at the start of each calendar year.