What is a Grievance?

A grievance is a mechanism that is unique to labour law. It is build into a collective agreement. It is the way that one party to a collective agreement enforces its rights under the agreement, if the other party doesn’t do what it is supposed to do. A grievance is defined as a violation of the collective agreement.

There are 4 types of Grievances:

1. Individual
2. Group
3. Policy
4. Employer or Company

Who “owns” a Grievance?

A grievance is defined as a violation of the collective agreement. For this reason, the Union “owns” the grievance, not the individual or group the grievance is filed on behalf of.

Resource: CUPE National

Filing a Grievance:

Please have the Grievor complete the fact sheet with every grievance filed!

Collective Agreements Articles that outline the Grievance Process, ensure to follow appropriate timelines.

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