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Stewardess, further appeal shall be to the System Board of Adjustment. 

4. Grievances involving wage claims must be filed promptly after the cause giving rise to the grievance is evident, and wage claims will not be valid and collectible for a period earlier than sixty (60) days prior to the date of filing a grievance or the date a grievance arose, whichever is more recent, provided, however, that any grievance involving a wage claim growing out of flight time in excess of two hundred fifty-five (255) hours for a block of three (3) consecutive calendar months as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement may be filed within sixty (60) days after the end of the block of three (3) consecutive calendar months during which the matter arose. 

B. Discipline and Dismissal: 

Hearings. 

1. A Stewardess shall not be disciplined by being held out of service or dismissed from the Company without first being notified in writing by the Company of any such action and the reason or reasons therefor. If the Stewardess is dissatisfied with the action of the Company and desires a hearing to fully explore such action by the Company she shall be entitled to such hearing by making written request to the Company within ten (10) days after receiving notification of such action of the Company. If the Stewardess fails to make such a written request for hearing within ten (10) days, the action of the Company shall be final. 

2. Such written request for hearing shall be addressed to the Passenger Service Manager at the location where the Stewardess is domiciled. 

3. Prior to such hearing, such Stewardess shall be notified in writing by the Company of the precise charge or charges against her. Such hearing shall be held by an official of the Company designated by the Company for that purpose and shall be held within ten (10) days after receipt of the Stewardess's written request therefor. The Stewardess shall, upon request, be given necessary time not exceeding ten (10) days in which to secure the presence of witnesses and shall have the right to be represented by any employee of the Company of her choice, or by her duly accredited 

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representative or representatives. The time for holding the hearing may be extended upon written request for a period not in excess of ten (10) days to secure the presence of additional witnesses or other evidence. 

4. Within ten (10) days after the close of such hearing, the Company shall announce its decision in writing and shall furnish the Stewardess and the local chairman of the Association a copy thereof. 

Appeal. 

5. When a copy of the decision provided for in Paragraph B above has been received by the Stewardess and the local chairman of the Association and such Stewardess is dissatisfied with the Company's decision, she shall have the right to appeal to the Vice President-Passenger Service who, for the purpose of this Agreement, shall be the chief operating officer of the Company, provided such appeal request is filed by the Stewardess in writing with the Vice President-Passenger Service within ten (10) days from the date of the Stewardess's receipt of the decision provided for in Paragraph B of this Section. Such appeal hearing shall be heard within ten (10) days after receipt of the Stewardess's written request therefor by the Vice President-Passenger Service or his designee. 

6. Within ten (10) days after the close of such hearing the Vice President-Passenger Service or his designee shall announce his decision in writing and shall furnish the Stewardess, the local chairman of the Association and the President of the Association with a copy thereof. 

C. General. 

1. If the decision of the Company under Paragraph B of this Section is not appealed by the Stewardess affected within the time limit prescribed herein for such appeal, the decision of the Company shall become final and binding. 

2. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent the Company from holding a Stewardess out of service pending a hearing and appeal therefrom. 

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