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902 A Grievance is defined as a difference between the Guild and a Producer, orthe Guild and the Association(s), arising out of, or in connection with theadministration, interpretation, application, operation or alleged violation ofany provision of this Section, or any deal memorandum or contract betweena Writer, Story Editor or Story Consultant and a Producer, including aquestion as to whether a matter is arbitrable. All Grievances shall beresolved in accordance with the procedures set out in this Article.903 The parties acknowledge and agree that the timely and prompt settlement ofall disputes between the parties should be encouraged and that therefore anydispute may be settled at the time of its occurrence by the Guild and theauthorized representative of the Producer, without recourse to the formalGrievance Procedure.904 In recognition of the distinct nature of the writing craft, in the event that thecomplaint is not resolved in the manner described in Article 903 above, thegrieving party may initiate a grievance within one hundred and twenty (120)days of the date on which the grieving party becomes, or ought reasonablyto have become aware of the act or omission giving rise to the grievance.905 A grievance shall be considered initiated when the initiating grieving party(the “Grievor”) sets forth in writing (the “Grievance”) the facts giving riseto the dispute, the relevant articles of the Section and the individualcontract, and the remedy sought and delivers the Grievance to the otherparty to the Grievance (the “Respondent”) and to the Association to whichthe Respondent belongs. In all cases concerning a Writer, Story Editor orStory Consultant, the Guild will be the Grievor or the Respondent, as thecase may be. When the Producer is not a member of one of theAssociations, the Grievor shall advise all of the Associations.906 The Guild or the Association, as the case may be, shall notify forthwith theother parties to this Section of the Grievance and provide each party with acopy of the Grievance. A representative of the Guild, a representative of theAssociation, the Producer or its duly authorized representatives, and theWriter, Story Editor or Story Consultant if the Guild deems it necessary,shall meet within five (5) business days to attempt to settle the Grievanceinformally. The persons present at the Grievance Meeting on behalf of theparties to the Grievance shall have the authority to settle the Grievance.Any written settlement shall be signed by the representatives of the parties134