Grievances

Two members filed a section 12 complaint against the union related to the union's turndown of grievance. The Board found the union took many steps before deciding the grievance couldn't succeed. The decision states the union "pursued a grievance; it decided to withdraw the grievance; it accepted an appeal by the Complainants; it sought a legal opinion; it had a hearing to determine an appeal of the legal opinion; and ultimately decided not to proceed with the grievance". The Board concluded the union through its various processes, gave an exceptional amount of thought and deliberation to the grievance before making its ultimate decision. It did not act with blatant and reckless disregard in its representation of the Complainants.