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ARTICLE 12 <br /> GRIEVANCE <br /> GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE <br /> 12 . 01 A "grievance" is a claimed violation of this agreement, including but not limited to the claim <br /> that a discharge or other disciplinary action violated a specific provision of this agreement. <br /> No grievance will or need be entertained or processed unless presented in the manner <br /> described herein, and unless filed in a manner provided herein within the time limit <br /> prescribed herein. A grievance may be filed by a bargaining unit employee or by the union. <br /> In either case, the procedure to be followed will be the same. Grievances regarding <br /> disciplinary actions shall be initially filed at Step 2 . The grievant and management may <br /> mutually agree to waive any step. <br /> 12. 02 Rules of Grievance Processing — It is agreed that : <br /> A. The time limit at any stage of the grievance procedure may be extended by <br /> written mutual agreement of the parties involved in that step. <br /> B . A grievance presented at Step 1 and above shall be dated and signed by the <br /> grievant. A decision rendered shall be written to the grievant, with a copy to <br /> the union if it is not the grievant, and shall be dated and signed by the <br /> County' s representative at that step. <br /> C . When a written grievance is presented, the County' s representative shall <br /> return a dated and signed copy of it at that particular step. <br /> D . A grievance not advanced to the higher step within the time limit provided <br /> herein shall be deemed permanently withdrawn and as having been settled on <br /> the basis of the County' s decision most recently given. Failure on the part of <br /> the County' s representative to answer within the time limit set forth in any <br /> step will entitle the grievant to proceed to the next step . <br /> 17 <br />