REGULATION NO. 11 - GRIEVANCE REPRESENTATION POLICY

11.1  GRIEVANCE STEPS 1ST & 2ND LEVELS

Representation and costs involved in providing representation at the 1st and 2nd levels of the grievance procedure shall be the responsibility of the Local.  In cases where the 1st and/or 2nd level is outside the Local’s assignment area, and at the request of the Local, all costs involved in providing representation for the grievance procedure (grievor, witnesses and representatives) shall be the responsibility of UTE.

11.2  GRIEVANCE STEP 3RD LEVEL

Representation and costs involved in providing representation at the 3rd level:

  1. shall be the responsibility of the Regional Vice-President or their Alternate Regional Vice-President in all cases where the grievor requests union representation; or
  2. where, in the opinion of the Regional Vice-President, the interest of the grievor are best served by another person then that person may be appointed to represent the grievor at the 3rd level with all costs related thereto to be borne by UTE;
  3. notwithstanding the Regulation, where the Local and/or grievor wishes to appoint their own representative at the 3rd level representation and where there is written concurrence with the President, they can provide such representation at their own cost.

11.3  GRIEVANCE STEP 4TH LEVEL

Representation and costs involved in providing representation at the 4th level shall be the responsibility of the UTE National Office.

11.4  GENERAL

It is incumbent upon the representatives at all levels of the grievance process to ensure that all grievances are dealt with in an expeditious manner.

 

Adopted October 1978 / Amended August 1981 / Amended September 1983 / Amended July 1984 / Amended September 1989 / Amended July 1990 / Amended September 1992 / Amended December 1996 / Amended July 2005 /