Common use of Union Policy Grievance Clause in Contracts

Union Policy Grievance. A Union Policy Grievance which is defined as an alleged violation of this Agreement concerning all or a number of employees in the bargaining unit, or in regard to which a number of employees have signified an intention to grieve, may be brought forward by the Union Grievance Committee in writing at Step 2 of the grievance procedure at any time within five (5) full working days after the circumstances giving rise to such policy grievance occurred and if not settled at this stage, it may go to Step 3 of the grievance procedure and ultimately to a Board of Arbitration in the same manner as a grievance of an employee. It is expressly understood that the provisions of this Article may not be used by the Union to institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which could have been instituted by such employee or employees and the provisions of Article 8.02 shall not thereby be bypassed.

Union Policy Grievance. 13.01 A Union Policy Grievance union policy grievance, which is if defined as an alleged violation of this Agreement Agreement, concerning all or a substantial number of the employees in the a bargaining unit, or in regard to which a number of employees have signified an intention to grieve, may be brought forward lodged by the Union Grievance Committee in writing with the Associate Vice President or his/her designate, at Step 2 of the grievance procedure at any time within five (5) full working days after the circumstances giving rise to such policy grievance occurred or originated, and if it is not satisfactorily settled at this stage, it may go be processed to Step 3 of the grievance procedure 3, and ultimately to a Board of Arbitration arbitration in the same manner and to the same extent as a the grievance of an employee. It However, it is expressly understood that the provisions of this Article clause may not be used by the Union to institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which could have been instituted by such employee or employees could themselves initiate and the provisions of Article 8.02 regular grievance procedure shall not be thereby be bypassed.