Management and Organizational Studies 3352F/G Lecture 9: MOS 3352 - Week 9

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3352F/G
• Professor: Johanna Weststar

Document Summary

Grievance: allegation that a provision in the collective agreement has been violated. Method for resolution of disputes that arise over interpretation and application of the collective agreement. Does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)ri(cid:374)g issue to the courts (which could be damaging to relationships) (cid:862)work (cid:374)o(cid:449), grie(cid:448)e later(cid:863: exception: when the work endangers themselves or others (right to refuse unsafe work, cannot be fired for refusing unsafe work. Reason why many people join unions: voice against arbitrary treatment, jurisprudence for future decisions, when one court case sets a precedent for a court case in the future, democratic rights to the workplace, policing the collective agreement. Group: group of workers not treated correctly. Policy: less tied to a specific incident, more tied to a boarder policy / decision that affects the way the workplace operated outside of the individual breaches for individual workers (affects workplace as a whole) less common. Basic grievance procedure: discussion among griever, union steward and supervisor.