Grievance Review & Accountability

Either the grievant or the chapter president (or his/her designee on each grievance) and the staff representative must sign off on a grievance for settlement or withdrawal at any level of the grievance procedure, according to OCSEA Board of Directors Policy No. 14.

The policy requires that every State grievance should be reviewed by the Chapter Grievance Review Committee prior to forwarding the grievance to step four of the grievance procedure.

Although the Chapter Grievance Review Committee does not have the right to turn down a removal grievance, the chapter’s recommendation is given great weight by the OCSEA Discharge Review Committee.

- IMPORTANT –

All removal grievances must be filed directly to Step 3 AND a copy of the grievance form forwarded to OCSEA Central Office, Attn: Office of General Counsel.