Common use of Initiating a Grievance Clause in Contracts

Initiating a Grievance. To initiate a grievance, the Union or the Employer, as the case may be, must submit the matter in writing at the appropriate step by: (a) setting out in reasonable detail the nature of the grievance and the circumstances from which it arose; (b) stating all of the Clause(s), with specificity by number and heading (if available), of the Agreement that are at issue, for which purpose(s) an enumeration or listing of the Article(s) of this contract by name and/or by number alleged to have been breached will NOT suffice; specific Clause(s) number(s) alleged to have been violated MUST be defined; (c) stating in full and final detail the remedy or other action(s) required to resolve the matter; and (d) transmitting the grievance in writing to the other Party. (e) A “grievance” initiated in writing by the Union must be signed by a duly authorized representative of the Union from outside of the bargaining unit, otherwise it will not constitute a grievance under this Agreement and will not require any action by the Employer. Similarly, a purported “grievance” that does not provide all of the information required by this Clause 29.04 shall not be considered to be a grievance under this Article and, consequently, shall not obligate any formal response from the receiving Party, be it the Employer or the Union, as the case may be.