Grievances

Question 1

What is the order of file a grievance? (5 steps)

Answer 1

Step 1: Presentation to the Lieutenant
Step 2: Escalation to Bureau Assistant Chief
Step 3: Appeal to Chief of Police
Step 4: Appeal to the Mayor
Step 5: Arbitration

Question 2

Q: Who must present the grievance in writing by email and to who?

Answer 2

A: The affected Member must present the grievance in writing by email to LT.

Question 3

Q: Within how many days must the grievance be presented at Step 1 after the grieved event?

Answer 3

A: The grievance must be presented within fourteen (14) days of the grieved event.

Question 4

Q: What is the Lieutenant’s timeframe to respond to the grievance at Step 1?

Answer 4

A: The Lieutenant has fourteen (14) days from service to answer the grievance in writing.

Question 5

Q: How does Lieutenant deliver their written answer at Step 1 and to who?

Answer 5

A: The Lieutenant must deliver their written answer via email to the affected Member(s) and the Lodge.

Question 6

Q: What action must the Lodge take if they are not satisfied with the Lieutenant’s answer at Step 1?

Answer 6

A: The Lodge may present the grievance in writing by email to the Bureau Assistant Chief or the designated Commander within fourteen (14) days of the Step 1 answer.

Question 7

Q: Who can be present at the meeting with the Bureau Assistant Chief or designated Commander at Step 2?

Answer 7

A: Additional Members of management may be present at the meeting.

Question 8

Q: What is the timeframe for the Bureau Assistant Chief or designated Commander to discuss the grievance at Step 2?

Answer 8

A: The discussion must take place within fourteen (14) days after the grievance is presented.

Question 9

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Answer 9

A: It must be initiated at Step 2.

Question 10

Q: Who receives the grievance if it affects Members of more than one Bureau?

Answer 10

A: The grievance is delivered to the BOA Assistant Chief or their designee.

Question 11

Q: Who must receive the appeal if the Lodge is not satisfied with the answer at Step 3?

Answer 11

A: The appeal must be presented in writing by email to the Mayor or designee.

Question 12

Q: What action must the Lodge take if they are not satisfied with the answer at Step 2?

Answer 12

A: The Lodge may appeal the grievance in writing by email to the Chief of Police within fourteen (14) days after service of the Step 2 answer.

Question 13

Q: Who is designated by the Mayor to receive the appeal at Step 4?

Answer 13

A: The designee shall be the Director of Human Resources or Senior Manager of Employee Relations.

Question 14

Q: What is the timeframe for the Lodge to notify the other party of its intent to seek arbitration after receiving the Step 4 answer?

Answer 14

A: The Lodge must notify the other party within fourteen (14) days.

Question 15

Q: Within how many days must the appeal be presented to the Mayor or designee after receiving the Step 3 answer?

Answer 15

A: The appeal must be presented within fourteen (14) days.

Question 16

Q: What step follows if the Lodge is not satisfied with the answer obtained at Step 4?

Answer 16

A: The Lodge may seek arbitration.

Question 17

Q: How long does the Lodge have to request a panel of seven arbitrators from the FMCS after serving notice of intent to seek arbitration?

Answer 17

A: The Lodge has twenty-one (21) days to request the panel.

Question 18

Q: What must the Lodge do if an answer is not received by the expiration of any time period under Steps 1-4?

Answer 18

A: The Lodge must serve written and personal notification to the Chief of Police, or their designee, and the individual responsible for responding to that Step, affording L.F.U.C.G. an additional seventy-two (72) hours to deliver their answer.