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25.3 No grievance involving demotion, suspension, dismissal, or placement on a probationary period of an employee will be entertained unless it is filed in writing with the Personnel Officer within five (5) working days of the time at which the affected employee was notified of such action. 25.4 If the Personnel Officer in pursuance of the procedures outlined in subsection 25.2 (2) above, or the City Manager in pursuance of the provisions of subsection 25.2 (7) above resolve a grievance which involves suspension or discharge, they may agree to payment for lost time or to reinstatement with or without payment for lost time. 25.5 All complaints involving or concerning the payment of compensation shall be initially filed in writing with the City Manager. Only complaints which allege that employees are not being compensated in accordance with the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be considered as grievances. Any other matters of compensation are to be resolved in the meeting and conferring process and if not detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding which results from such meeting and conferring process shall be deemed withdrawn until the meeting and conferring process is next opened for such discussion. No adjustment shall be retroactive for more than thirty (30) days from the date upon which the complaint was filed. 25.6 No changes in this Memorandum of Understanding or interpretations thereof except interpretations resulting from Adjustment Board proceedings as set forth in Section 25.2(5) and City Manager proceedings as set forth in Section 25.2(7) will be recognized unless agreed to by the City Manager and the PCEA. 25.7 The PCEA, its members and representatives, agree that it and they will not engage in, authorize, sanction, or support any strike, slowdown, stoppage of work, curtailment of productions, concerted refusal to operate designated equipment (provided such equipment is safe and sound) or to perform customary duties; and neither the PCEA nor any representatives thereof shall engage in job actions for the purpose of effecting changes in the directives or decisions of management of the City, nor to effect a change of personnel or operations of management or of employees not covered by the Memorandum of Understanding. 25.8 (1) The provisions of this section shall not be administered in the manner which would abrogate any power which may be within the sole province and discretion of the City Council. (2) All grievances of employees in representation units represented by the PCEA shall be processed under this section. - 40 -