Who Has to Justify Discipline and Discharge?
A worker facing discipline or discharge does not have to prove innocence first. The employer has to justify the penalty. Other grievances usually run the other way.
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Grievances
How a complaint becomes a grievance, a meeting, and — if it has to — a hearing.
How to Investigate a Workplace Grievance: A Union Steward’s Guide
Eight steps. Interview the member, read the agreement, get the paper, build the timeline, ask for the employer’s records, then name the redress. Hope is not a method.
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What Happens During a Workplace Investigation?
Complaint, interviews, evidence, findings, then maybe discipline. You are not required to walk in alone. You are required not to lie.
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How a Grievance Is Built
“The boss was unfair” loses. A dated paper trail, the right articles, and specific redress are what an arbitrator can work with.
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Why Grieving Contracting Out Is Important to the Labour Movement
Ungrieved contracting out gets harder to stop. The issue is not whether every contractor is bad. It is whether the employer followed the rules that were negotiated.
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What Is a Grievance? A Simple Guide for Workers and Union Members
A grievance is not a complaint about a bad day. It is a formal claim that the employer broke the collective agreement — and it lives or dies on facts, articles, and time limits.
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