Carl Pettengill
(315) 464-7878

Michael Lyon
(315) 464-7253

a. A grievance is a dispute concerning the interpretation, application or claimed violation of a specific term or provision of this Agreement; provided, however, that with respect to matters involving appointment, evaluation and promotion of employees a grievance shall be deemed to mean a claimed failure by the State to follow the procedural steps relating to appointment, evaluation and promotion of employees contained in the Policies of the Board of Trustees in Article XI, Title A, Section 1; Article XI, Title D, Section 5; Article XII, Title A, Section 3; Article XII, Title B, Section 1; and Article XII, Title C, Sections 3 and 4.

b. A grievance shall also be a claimed failure by the State to follow the procedural steps contained in the Memorandum of Understanding on Contracting Out; however, review of such grievances shall end at Step 3 and shall not proceed to arbitration.

c. A claim of unjust discipline shall be processed in accordance with Article 19, Discipline, of this Agreement and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure contained in this Article. However, a claim that the procedures of Article 19, Discipline, have been violated, except for issues of timeliness arising under that Article, shall be processed in accordance with the grievance procedure contained in this Article. Such claim may be filed initially at Step 2. Where it is determined that the procedures of Article 19, Discipline, have been violated and where a College President, or designee, elects to proceed with disciplinary action, such action must be initiated within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the determination.

1. A grievance must be submitted in writing on forms to be provided by the State. Contact your Grievance Officer if you think you may have a grievance.
2. Each grievance shall identify the specific term or provision of the Agreement claimed to have been violated and shall contain a short, plain statement of the grievance, the facts surrounding it and the remedy sought.
3. A grievance appeal shall be regarded as filed even if copies of the appeal are not simultaneously sent to the College President, or designee, and the Chancellor, or designee, as required by grievance Steps 2, 3 and 4 of this Article. However, no grievance shall be reviewed unless all of the information required by the grievance form or otherwise required by grievance steps of this Article has been provided.