Upon review of the employees note regarding filing a grievance under our contract, I would provide the employee a copy of the Contract agreement between Vanderbilt University and Laborer’ International union of North America, FL-CIO and have the employee review article 11- Grievance Procedure. I will recommend the employee provide a letter of grievance to their supervisor by seven calendar days from the moment the incident occurred. The Supervisor will have seven days to respond to you in order to schedule an appointment to discuss the problem. The supervisor should respond in writing regarding the informal complaint within seven calendar days from the meeting that was held regarding the complaint with you as the employee. If the outcome of …show more content…
Reviewing the sick policy, a nephew doesn’t fall under the exact eligible family member category, so will you be able provide further documentation stating you have legal and/or daily responsibility for your nephew? Reviewing the Contract Administration. Labor Relations Process “ A grievance represents the core of contract administration and is defined as an employee’s (or employer’s) alleged violation of the labor agreement that is submitted to the grievance procedure for resolution by the union representative and employer representative.” (Vanderbilt University - Article 13, 2011) It's not a grievance unless your manager violated, misinterpreted, or misapplied your collective bargaining agreement. In order to file a grievance, you need to cite the specific contract section violated, misapplied, or misinterpreted. An employee for a contractual violation typically defines a grievance as a complaint against an employer. However, not all grievances have to be contractual grievances. Typically, labor unions have a grievance procedure by which they follow and the process of tracking that grievance can take many forms as stated previously regarding the 4 steps you may need to follow in order for a resolution of the