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Section 2. When requested by an employee, the Steward may investigate any alleged or actual grievance in his assigned Division and assist in its presentation. He shall be allowed reasonable time during working hours without loss of time or pay upon notification and approval of his immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit. Section 3. When an employee presents his own grievance without intervention of a Union Steward, the steward shall be given an opportunity to be present and shall be allowed the time therefore, paid at his regular rate, upon Union notification and approval of his immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit. Section 4. No Union business, other than cited above, shall be conducted so as to interfere with work assignment of stewards or any other employees. The Village shall not be liable for any time lost in the conduct of such other Union business. Section 5. The Chief Steward shall have the same privileges as Stewards when any grievance has been processed to Step 2 of the grievance procedure. In the event the regularly assigned Steward is not available, the Chief Steward may act on his behalf of Step 1 of the grievance procedure. Section 6. A non-employee Union representative may consult with employees in work areas before the start of each work shift or after the end thereof, and he will make a reasonable effort to notify Management in advance of his anticipated arrival. Section 7. The Chief Steward shall be allowed reasonable time, paid at his regular rate, if occurring during his regularly scheduled work day, to confer with Management on matters affecting the administration of this Agreement upon notification and approval of his immediate supervisor outside of the bargaining unit. ARTICLE 7 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Section 1. A grievance is any dispute arising over the application or interpretation of the terms of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. Section 2. It is the intent of the parties to the Agreement to prevent grievances and to settle any which may occur as fairly and promptly as practical. Therefore, it is agreed that there should be time limits between the initiation of a grievance and its progress through steps of the grievance procedure and the time in which each answer must be given. Any grievance not initiated, taken to the next step, or answered within these time limits will be considered settled on the basis of the last answer by Management (if the Union does not move to the next step within the time limits, or on the basis of the Union's last demand if Management fails to give its answer within the time limits). Section 3. In the event of a dispute arising over the application or interpretation of the terms of this Agreement, the employee and the Steward, if requested by the employee, shall take the matter up with the immediate supervisor in the Division within two (2) working days of the occurrence of the event complained about in an attempt to resolve it. The immediate supervisor shall answer said grievance within two (2) working days 7