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grievant

grievant : one who submits a grievance for resolution through a grievance procedure and esp. for arbitration

right of petition

right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to petition the government for a redress of grievances

shop steward

representative of the union in a plant, department, or shop and charged mainly with negotiating the settlement of grievances of employees with employers, maintaining compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, recruiting new union members, and collecting union

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grievance committee

committee formed by a labor union or by employer and employees jointly to discuss and where possible eliminate grievances

first amendment

the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly and the right to petition the government for the redress of grievances. Source: FindLaw

grievance procedure

grievance procedure : the several stages or steps established for the resolution of grievances NOTE: A grievance procedure typically calls for initial complaints to a supervisor and leads ultimately to arbitration as

labor organization

group, or plan in which employees take part that deals with employers about such matters as wages and grievances ;esp : labor union NOTE: Designation by the court as a labor organization subject to applicable statutes can

shop committee

shop committee : a committee composed of union members appointed or elected to handle employee grievances within a shop

Uses

lost their rights by perjury in averment of secret uses. 'Eightly. Uses might be allowed in mortmain.' These grievances led to the passing of the Statute of Uses. This Act, 27 Hen. 8, c. 10, is usually

Joint board

of an equal number of representatives from management and the union established to conduct grievance proceedings or resolve grievances, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 842.

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