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of the EMPLOYER'S last answer. If the EMPLOYER does <br />not answer a grievance or an appeal thereof within the <br />specified time limits, LELS may elect to treat the <br />grievance as denied at that step and immediately <br />appeal the grievance to the next step. The time limit <br />in each step may be extended by mutual written <br />agreement of the EMPLOYER and LELS in each step. <br />7.7 CHOICE OF REMEDY <br />If, as a result of the written EMPLOYER response in <br />Step 3, the grievance remains unresolved, and if the <br />grievance involves the susper ion, demotion, or <br />discharge of an employee who has completed the <br />required probationary period, the grievance may be <br />appealed either to Step 4 of Article VII or a <br />procedure such as: Civil Service, Veteran's <br />Preference, or Fair Employment. If appealed to any <br />procedure other than Step 4 of Article VII the <br />grievance is not subject to the arbitration procedure <br />as provided in Step 4 of Article VII. The aggrieved <br />employee shall indicate in writing which procedure is <br />to-be uti 1 ized--Step 4 of Article VII or another <br />appeal procedure--and shall sign a statement to the <br />effect that the choice of any other hearing precludes <br />the aggrieved employee from making a subsequent appeal <br />through Step 4 of Article VII.