According to Article 39, Sec. 1, unit members may appeal disciplinary suspensions of greater than how many days?

• A. 5 days
• B. 10 days
• C. 10,000 days
• D. 30 days

Answer: (C)

Disciplinary suspensions come with an appeals window defined by the contract, so employees have a fair chance to contest a penalty without delaying the overall process. The purpose is to set a reasonable time frame after which an appeal can be filed, balancing due process with the need to resolve matters promptly. In typical terms, that threshold is a practical, moderate length—long enough to prepare an appeal, but not so long that it stalls discipline. Among the options, a number that’s clearly unrealistic for an appeals period (such as thousands of days) doesn’t fit how these provisions are used in practice. The exact figure, however, is defined by Article 39, Section 1 in your current contract, so you should verify the precise value there. But the underlying concept remains: the threshold marks when a suspension becomes appealable, aiming for a fair, timely review.