Ifa satisfactory settlement or adjustment cannot be reached, the DPW Director will submit a written decision within ten (10) days of receipt of the grievance. (c) Step 3.

Ifa satisfactory settlement or adjustment cannot be reached, the DPW Director will submit a written decision within ten (10) days of receipt of the grievance. (c) Step 3.

ARTICLE A. affirmatively, settlement. areas continuing this or shall debated Effective Agreement 23 - September 1, 2000, who have completed all persons covered by this at least nine (9) years of Civil Service in the City of Boston shall receive each year in addition to any other salary entitlement an incentive award as indicated below which amount shall be added to and paid as part of the person's regular salary: Agreement between the City of Boston

Upon receipt of such notice, the parties shall make mutually satisfactory arrangements to engage in negotiations leading to a settlement of issues raised by 36 such notice. Nothing in this article shall preclude either the Town or the Union from modifying any proposals made during the course of negotiations.

It is understood by the Union that in order to fund the cost items in this settlement, (July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2005) the elimination of positions may occur during the life of this agreement and redeployment discussions may be necessary. ARTICLE XXVI FINAL STEP INCREASE PLAN A.

Box 677, Dighton, MA 02764-0677 AFFILIATED WITH International Association of Firefighters Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts GRIEVANCE PETITION STEP # 1 Name and Rank of Employee Department Incident Date Fire Chief Date Hired Incident Time Brief Description of Grievance Settlement Desired Submitted By Date (Signature of Employee) Submitted By Date (Signature of Union Representative) Management Reply Submitted By Date (Signature of Chief) Action

(Litigation List), which it has or could have asserted encompassing matters known and unknown, with the employer and has made an independent determination that the likelihood of success on the merits in each of the cases when considered in terms of the " overall contract settlement and thie likely costs of pursuing such cases does not-warrant ~~ 121 aainta sich cases inand ii thatg such. cashall se accordi s ngly be. withdrawn and/or ~ = ~~ < nit

A settlement of the dispute at this level shall not establish precedent for the resolution of other similar problems between the bargaining unit employee and his Officer or elsewhere throughout the City. In the event that the grievance involved a monetary issue or seeks monetary compensation then Step One (1) shall be bypassed and the grievance shall proceed to Step Two (2) within five (5) working days of the occurrence.

SECTION 3 A bargaining unit employee must make a claim to the insurance carrier as a result of an absence within forty-cight (48) hours of injury as covered in Section 1 above and shall pay to the City any settlement received for such claim. If the claim is denied by the carrier, the City shall deduct such payment from the bargaining unit employces accumulated unused leave.

If an 4 adjustment or settlement is agreed upon, it shall be put in writing. The first step may be omitted by mutual agreement. Step 2. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1, it shall be presented in writing within ten (10) days to the Director of Public Works/Facilities Manager. The Director of Public Works/Facilities Manager will arrange to meet with the grievant and union representative, if so requested, within five (5) days.