The Collective Agreement
What is a violation of the Collective Agreement called?
A grievance
True or False: The first step of the grievance process is submitting a written grievance to management.
False. The first step is to raise the concern with management as a complaint, a grievance is filed when they fail to deal with the complaint.
What does IAMAW stand for?
What is management's favourite article of the Collective Agreement?
Management rights
Are past practices found in the Collective Agreement?
No.
True or False: A collective agreement is a living document and evolves over time.
True.
What is the exception to the 'work now, grieve later' principle?
What District Lodge are you a part of?
District Lodge 78
What are the six W's when conducting an investigation into a grievance?
Who is involved
What happened
Where did it happen
When did it happen
Why is it a grievance
What is the remedy
True or False: Past practice grievances are some of the easiest to argue.
FALSE.
What is the sunset clause?
The amount of a time a discipline will stay on an Employee's record
True or False: All grievances require a proposed remedy.
True.
How many members does the IAMAW have in Canada and the US?
600 000
True or False: Stewards are on equal footing with management in meetings.
True. When wearing your steward hat, you are no longer acting as a subordinate to management. You are acting as a representative of the Union.
When can the Employer or Union end a past practice?
In negotiations
The Employment Standards' Act (ESA)
The Ontario Labour Relations Act (OLRA)
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
The Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC)
What is the final stage of the grievance procedure?
Arbitration
When was the IAMAW founded?
1888
What does the duty of fair representation mean?
It means that Unions and their representatives must not act in a manner which is arbitrary, discriminatory or in bad faith.
What information should a steward collect if they want to file a grievance regarding past practice?
Evidence that the practice has occurred repetitively over a long period of time, evidence that both the Employer and the Union were aware of the practice and any other relevant information.
No! Legislation and past practices can also establish rights and privileges that Employees may enjoy.
Yes. The degree of discipline, sunset clause and mitigating factors can all be argued in a grievance.
Stratford, ON in 1890!
Do Employers have to accommodate workers that are injured outside of the workplace?
YES! The duty to accommodate is in the Ontario Human Rights' Code and applies the same standards to both workplace and non-workplace injuries. The Employer must accommodate workers to the point of undue hardship.
Your Employer has for the past five years allowed Employees that take public transit to leave work 15 minutes early to catch their bus. They've come to you as the steward and said that people have taken advantage and they will no longer be allowing this.
Has the Employer violated a past practice?
Yes! You should pursue a grievance.