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Module 7: Unions (optional)

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GOALS

After this module you will understand:

  • How harassment or violence can be a breach of a collective agreement.
  • Who to report harassment or violence to in a unionized workplace.
  • When and how a union can file a grievance because of harassment or violence in the workplace.
  • The union’s duty to fairly represent employees when there is a grievance and what can be done if they do not fairly represent an employee.
  • What happens when a grievance goes to arbitration.
  • Other options for dealing with harassment or violence available in unionized workplaces.

Collective Agreements

Employees in unionized workplaces are covered by collective agreements. Harassment or violence in the workplace can be a breach of a collective agreement.

Grievances

If a union decides that the employer has breached the collective agreement they can file a grievance.

Duty of Fair Representation

Unions must act fairly and honestly when dealing with employees' concerns about a breach of a collective agreement.

Arbitration

If a grievance cannot be resolved the union can decide to take it to arbitration.

Other Options in Unionized Workplaces

Employees in unionized workplaces have many of the same options to deal with harassment that non-unionized employees have - with some differences.

PLEA offers free online training on preventing and addressing workplace harassment.

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