What you need to know about filing a grievance (Statement of Occurrence).

1) Timelines - each Labor Agreement has specific language on how much time you have to file a grievance (Statement of Occurrence).  In any case, the time starts on the day of the occurrence. 

The Core Agreement has 45 days.

The Internet Services Agreement has 45 days for anything other than termination. For terminations, you have 30 days to file a grievance. 

The Mobility Agreement has 45 days.

2) You may be hesitant about filing a grievance (Statement of Occurrence) for one reason or another, so you should think about yourself first.  The Company does not think about you when you are placed on discipline, given a bad appraisal, or placed on an IAP (Individual Action Plan) or a PIP (Performance Improvement Plan).  Filing a grievance (Statement of Occurrence) is up to you.

3) Filling Out The Statement of Occurrence Form - Take the time to fill out the form completely, detailing as much information as possible, witness', what happened, etc.

4) Get your filled-out form to your Steward or VP as soon as you can so that we can file this formally.  If you delay getting the form to us within the timeline, we will NOT be able to file it formally, we can hear it informally if the Company is willing to hear it.  If the Company is not willing to hear it, there is nothing that we can do. That is why it is important that you file the form quickly.

CWA Local 6508 Statement of Occurrence Form