Common use of Employer and Union Grievances Clause in Contracts

Employer and Union Grievances. It is agreed that a complaint or grievance arising directly between the Employer and the Union shall be originated under Step 2 and the time limits set out with respect to that step shall appropriately apply. However, subject to Section 8.04, it is expressly understood that the provisions of this section may not be used to institute a complaint or grievance directly affecting an employee which such employee could himself institute and the regular Grievance Procedure shall not be bypassed. Where a group of employees have the same grievance, such grievances may be filed as a group grievance at Step 3 of the Grievance Procedure.