Contractual Grievance Procedures

A Contractual Grievance is an allegation that there has been a violation, misinterpretation, or improper application of the Bargaining Agreement.

Step	Action(1)	Time Limits(2)
1	Present grievance to Dean	Within 40 days of act (3) (may requet 15-day postponement)
	Meet with Dean	Within 5 days of receipt of form
	Dean's decision in writing	Within 10 days of meeting
2	Present request for review to VP	Within 10 days of Dean's decision
	Meet with VP or VP's designee	Within 5 days of receipt of request
	VP's decision in writing	Withiin 10 days of meeting
3	Present request for review to President	Within 10 days of VP's decision
	Meet with President of designee	Within 10 days of receipt of request
	President's decision in writing	Within 10 days of meeting
4	Present request to Chancellor (waiving arbitration)	Within 10 days of President's decision
	Meet with Chancellor	Within 10 days of receipt of request
	Chancellor's decision in writing	Wthin 10 days of meeting
OR
	AAUP Executive Council decides to file notice with President of intent to arbitrate	Within 20 days of President's decision.

(1) The date of filing a request for review is the date that the form is received in the administrative office. The date of the decision is the date the decision is sent to the grievant.

(2) "Day" = a day when classes or exams are scheduled and held in accordance with the official calendar of the University, excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Summer Session days count only for those employed during Summer Session.

(3) Counted either from the date of the act/omission itself, or from the date that the member knew or reasonably should have known of the act/omission on which the grievance is based.

Source: Collective Bargaining Agreement, PSU-AAUP and PSU September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2003, pp 34-35 (Article 28).