Contract Enforcement Blawg

The worker who files a grievance has choices along the way about how it gets resolved.  The grievor can agree to resolve the issue through a negotiated settlement agreement, can choose to proceed to an arbitration hearing where an arbitrator will issue a final and binding legal decision on the grievance, or at any time...

Filed a grievance late? The Arbitrator has the power to extend the timelines Most, if not all, collective agreements provide a timeline within which a worker is permitted to file a grievance. Some Collective Agreement provide a generous timeline, such as 30 days in the Ontario Public Service, others as little as seven days in...

So your Grievance is finally headed to Arbitration, but you have questions. How do you prepare, what is involved, and what is an arbitration, anyway? What should I wear at the arbitration? Arbitration days, both in person and virtual, are business casual. While your representative will likely be wearing a suit or a variation of...