• If you believe that a situation or decision made by the hospital or your manager is incorrect, you may have a grievance.


  • As soon as you are aware that you have a disagreement:


  • You have 9 Calendar days to discuss the issue with your manager and let the manager know what you want  (it is advised to have a union rep. at this meeting)


  • .Make sure you tell the manager that this is the verbal grievance notice.


  • Follow it up with an email and notify the Local  Grievance Chairof your verbal complaint

  •  The manager has 9 Calendar days ​to correct the issue

 

  • If the manager does not respond to you, or if you are unsatisfied with suggested resolution
    You MUST Immediately contact the Local  Grievance Chair.


  • We have 9 Calendar days to file a formal grievance form at Step 1 of the Process, if the issue is not resolved within the 9 Calendar days of the verbal complaint.


  •  You MUST give the Grievance Chair sufficient time to gather the facts; contact the Labour Relations Officer (LRO) to discuss the potential grievance and to receive the official grievance language required on the Grievance Form.


  • You MUST be prepared to supply any information necessary to file your grievance such as: Who? What? When? Where?
    That is: ALL communications regarding the issue including dates and times and specifics such as: Job Posting Dates and Numbers; Pay Stubs; Schedules; Resumes etc.


  •  The HOSPITAL must respond in 9 Calendar days or the Union has 9 Calendar days to move forward to Step 2.


  • There is a monthly grievance meeting, and all Step 2 grievances are presented by the LRO at that meeting.

 

  • If there is no satisfactory resolution within the time limits, ONA will determine if the dispute should be referred to arbitration.


Click on links for questionnaire specific to your grievance:





 




 


 




 



 

ALL PERSONS COVERED BY AN ONA COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT HAVE AN EQUAL RIGHT TO GRIEVE.  HOWEVER, THE DECISION TO SUPPORT A GRIEVANCE REMAINS WITH THE UNION AND DEPENDS ON MANY FACTORS.  WHEN THE FACTS DO NOT SUPPORT A GRIEVANCE, IT IS THE ONA LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICER (LRO) AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE WHO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A GRIEVANCE SHOULD BE FILED.

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