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<br />Step 1. An employee claiming a violation concerning the interpretation or <br />application of this AGREEMENT shall, within twenty-one (21) calendar days after <br />such alleged violation has occurred, present such grievance to the <br />EMPLOYEE'S supervisor as designated by the EMPLOYER. The EMPLOYER- <br />designated representative will discuss and give an answer to such Step 1 <br />grievance within ten (10) calendar days after receipt. A grievance not resolved in <br />Step 1 and appealed to Step 2 shall be placed in writing setting forth the nature <br />of the grievance, the facts on which it is based, the provision or provisions of the <br />AGREEMENT allegedly violated, and the remedy requested, and shall be <br />appealed to Step 2 within ten (10) calendar days after the EMPLOYER- <br />designated representative's final answer in Step 1. Any grievance not appealed <br />in writing to Step 2 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be <br />considered waived. <br /> <br />Step 2. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION <br />and discussed with the EMPLOYER-designated Step 2 representative. The <br />EMPLOYER-designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S <br />Step 2 answer in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step <br />2 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 2 may be appealed to Step 3 <br />within ten (10) calendar days following the EMPLOYER-designated <br />representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance not appealed in writing to <br />Step 3 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. <br /> <br />Step 3. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION <br />and discussed with the EMPLOYER-designated Step 3 representative. The <br />EMPLOYER-designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S <br />answer in writing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 <br />grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 3 may be appealed to Step 4 within <br />ten (10) calendar days following the EMPLOYER-designated representative's <br />final answer in Step 3. Any grievance not appealed to Step 4 by the UNION <br />within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. <br /> <br />Step 4. A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed in Step 4 shall be <br />submitted to the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. A grievance not <br />resolved in Step 4 may be appealed to Step 5 within ten (10) calendar days <br />following the EMPLOYER'S final answer in Step 4. Any grievance not appealed <br />in writing to Step 5 by the UNION within ten (10) calendar days shall be <br />considered waived. <br /> <br />Step 5. A grievance unresolved in Step 4 and appealed to Step 5 shall be <br />submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor <br />Relations Act of 1971, as amended. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made <br />in accordance with the "Rules Governing the Arbitration of Grievances" as <br />established by the Public Employment Relations Board. <br /> <br />7 <br />