Ventura County Prof. Peace Officers Assn. v. Count
The Union serves as the collective bargaining unit for the Agency’s corrections officers. The MOA governs labor relations between the Agency and the Union’s members. The MOA includes a grievance procedure “intended to create an orderly and fair method for processing grievances and resolving disputes.” Complaints may be filed by individual members as well as by the Union itself. Member complaints are resolved in four steps. The member must first discuss it informally with their immediate supervisor. They may appeal the supervisor’s decision to the Division Head (the second step) then to the Agency Head (the third). The fourth and final step is submitting the complaint to a mutually agreeable arbitrator, or, if the Agency and member cannot agree, to one selected from a list provided by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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