Grievance Committee

  1. The Committee shall be comprised of up to ten (10) volunteer members
    appointed by the Executive Board and approved by the steward body. The
    selection of the Grievance Committee should, as reasonable as possible, be
    made from among the Executive Board and the Stewards.
  2. The Committee shall elect its own Chairperson who shall become an
    Executive member upon ratification by the membership.
  3. This committee shall process all grievances not settled at the initial stage and
    its reports shall be submitted first to the CUPE Representative, and the
    membership.
  4. Grievances must be in writing on the forms provided as provided for in the
    Collective Agreement.
  5. The committee has the authority to decide if the grievance is acceptable and
    to take the grievance to the first step or beyond.
  6. The Executive Board shall have final decision-making on grievance
    disposition and whether it proceeds to arbitration or not.
  7. If the Executive Board decides not to proceed with the grievance, the grievor
    shall have an opportunity to attend a general membership meeting for
    reconsideration.

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