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Article 8 - Discipline and Termination

A. Definitions:

1. "Termination" shall mean the removal from employment of: 1) a unit member with a continuing appointment at any time; 2) a unit member, following completion of the probationary period, with a non-renewable fixed length appointment or soft money appointment during the period of the appointment or funding for the position; or 3) a unit member during the probationary period without notice as provided in Article 6, Appointment, Reappointment and Non-Reappointment.

2. "Suspension" shall mean the temporary removal of a unit member from the performance of duties. Suspension may be with or without pay.

3. "Discipline" shall mean such things as reprimands, disciplinary demotions, transfers or unusual limitations on access to University facilities or services.

B. No unit member shall be terminated, suspended without pay or disciplined without just cause.

C. A grievance regarding the discharge of a unit member may be initiated at Step 2 of the grievance procedure as set forth in Article 15, Section C, within twenty (20) days after the notification of discharge.

D. A unit member who is terminated, suspended or disciplined shall be given prompt written notice of the action taken and the reasons therefore.

E. Prompt written notice of the termination, suspension or discipline of any unit member shall be given to the Association's respective campus grievance chairperson or campus chapter president. This notice shall not be required in the case of an oral reprimand.

F. A unit member may be suspended with pay for up to ten (10) working days in order to conduct an investigation which may result in termination, suspension without pay or discipline. The unit member may be represented by an Association representative during the investigation who shall receive copies of any correspondence to the unit member regarding the investigation. In the event that the unit member is exonerated, all pay lost from a resulting suspension without pay shall be returned to the unit member.

G. A written reprimand shall not remain in effect for a period of more than eighteen (18) months from the date of occurrence upon which the reprimand is based, provided that the unit member has not otherwise been disciplined during such period.