Joint Grievance Committee. 6.6.1 The parties shall establish a joint grievance committee to meet once monthly to accomplish the following:
Joint Grievance Committee. The parties agree that there shall be a Joint Employer-Association Grievance Committee whose short name will be the Joint Grievance Committee which shall have as its composition six (6) persons, consisting of three (3) persons representing the Employer, and three (3) persons representing the Association.
Joint Grievance Committee. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the grievance shall be referred to the JGC by the grievor within ten (10) working days of receipt of the written reply of the Employer or in the absence of a reply, within ten (10) working days of the date the reply was due. The JGC shall meet within fifteen (15) working days of receipt by the chairperson of the grievance. The JGC shall communicate its recommendations for the resolution of the grievance, in writing and within ten (10) working days of the conclusion of its hearing, to the grievor, the Employer and the Association. The JGC shall include an explanation of the reasons for its decision. These recommendations shall not be binding upon either the Employer or the Association. Step 3 may be waived by mutual agreement, confirmed in writing, of the Employer and the Association.
Joint Grievance Committee. If the grievance is not resolved at the plant resolution stage or divisional triage meeting, the Joint Grievance Committee will meet to review the grievance and decide whether to withdraw, resolve, or advance to arbitration or mediation. The Joint Grievance Committee will consist of the Vice President of the Local Union and the General Grievance Committee, the Manager of Human Resources and two (2) persons appointed by the Company. The Joint Grievance Committee will meet as necessary to address the grievances no later than thirty (30) days of being advanced by the triage group but, in any event, no less than once every three (3) months. The Joint Grievance Committee will also review grievance metrics, establish appropriate measures to address grievance process deficiencies and timeline delinquencies, and to share information. The intent is to maintain an effective grievance process at all levels of the organization.
Joint Grievance Committee. Failing settlement, the grievance, may be submitted to a formal Joint Grievance Committee comprising of the General Manager, Ontario or their designate and the Vice President of the Union or their designate within five (5) business days after the initial decision of the Plant Manager. The employee initiating the grievance and the employee’s Plant Manager are not eligible to sit on the grievance committee. Subsequent to the meeting the Joint Grievance Committee will render a decision within five (5) business days. Agreements reached at this stage are without prejudice to the legal or contractual rights of the parties unless otherwise agreed, and shall be confirmed in writing.
Joint Grievance Committee. The Joint Grievance Committee Co-Chairs will meet monthly to review grievances advanced by the divisional triage team and decide whether to withdraw, resolve, or advance to arbitration or mediation, and report status to the committee. The Co-Chairs may agree to invite subject matter experts or individual arbitrators listed in Article 8.05, to assist with the resolution of these grievances. The Joint Grievance Committee will consist of the Vice President of the Local Union and the General Grievance Committee, the Manager of Human Resources or their designate and two (2) persons appointed by the Company. The VP of the Local Union and the Manager of Human Resources or their designates will serve as the committee co-chairs. The Joint Grievance Committee will meet as necessary but not less than once every three (3) months. The Joint Grievance Committee will govern the grievance process through the review of grievance metrics, establishing appropriate measures to address grievance process deficiencies and timeline delinquencies, and sharing information. The intent is to maintain an effective grievance process at all levels of the organization.
Joint Grievance Committee. Prior to proceeding to arbitration, any grievance may be submitted to a Joint Grievance Committee provided both parties agree and further provided the steps of the grievance procedure have been completed. The Grievance Committee shall be composed of two (2) persons, one (l) of whom shall be a Manager selected by the Company, and one (l) Teamster Union Official who shall be selected by the Local Union concerned. It is understood that in the selection of the representative the Company must name a representative from another Company and the Union must name a representative from another Local Union. A decision of the Joint Grievance Committee on the disposition of a grievance shall be deemed to be the settlement of the grievance and binding on the employee, the Unions, and the Company. Settlements reached by the Joint Grievance Committee shall not be used as precedents. In the event the Grievance Committee is deadlocked and unable to render a decision, either party may refer the grievance to the arbitration accordance with Article 7.8.
Joint Grievance Committee a) Should the parties fail to reach a satisfactory settlement in the preceding steps, the final settlement of the grievance may be submitted to an arbitration board as outlined below. Before submitting the grievance to Arbitration, the dispute, shall, if mutually agreed, and in accordance with procedures outlined in this Section, be brought to the attention of a Joint Grievance Committee established for this purpose by the Company and the Local Union(s). The Joint Grievance Committee will render a decision unless it is deadlocked which shall be final and binding and have the same judicial powers as a Board of Arbitration established under the following provisions. The Joint Grievance Committee shall be comprised of two
Joint Grievance Committee. When a grievance is referred to the Joint Grievance Committee, the President or other designated Officer of the Union and the President or some other Officer designated by the Employer, shall, within three (3) days of such reference being made, each name three (3) representatives to a Joint Grievance Committee. The Joint Grievance Committee shall meet to consider such grievance within fourteen (14) days of its appointment or such longer period as may be mutually agreed upon by the representatives so named. The Joint Grievance Committee shall endeavour to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the matter referred to it. A unanimous decision of the Joint Grievance Committee shall render its decision within three (3) days after its first meeting or within such longer periods as may be agreed upon by a majority of the Joint Grievance Committee.
Joint Grievance Committee. Either party may request, in writing, that a Joint Grievance Committee be convened for the purpose of settling the grievance. On receipt of this request, both parties will then appoint two (2) members to the committee and the committee will convene within five (5) working days. Each party shall submit all facts pertaining to the dispute within ten (10) day, unless extended by mutual consent. The committee’s decision must be made within ten (10) days after hearing all facts in the case. A majority opinion of the committee will be final and binding. Should the committee deadlock, then the grievance will be left to a Board of Arbitration.
