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6 Surprising Reasons to Rethink Grievance Arbitration

6 Surprising Reasons to Rethink Grievance Arbitration
You failed to reach agreement through grievance and mediation with an employer over a member’s discipline matter. Is the next step grievance arbitration? Not necessarily. 1. Your Union Is Not A Blank Check For One Member’s Troubles Ask yourself. Does the member’s case have merit? Is the...

To Mediate or Not to Mediate

To Mediate or Not to Mediate
In previous posts, we reviewed the steps for registering protests over employer contract violations through the grievance process. Now suppose the employer denies your grievance. What do you do next? Hopefully, your CBA includes language, which enables you to seek help through mediation and/or...

A Future Filled With Robots

A Future Filled With Robots
As a native San Franciscan, I live in the epicenter of technology while working, some might say, in a 20th-century business model: labor unions. Does the rise of tech signal the end of work as we know it? Maybe. As long as workers are exploited (and I don’t see any worldwide epiphanies to the...

Does Your CBA Have a Grievance Procedure?

Does Your CBA Have a Grievance Procedure?
When I took over as IATSE Local 16’s Business Manager in 1997, I reviewed our Collective Bargaining and Project Agreements (CBAs and PAs). Believe me; this didn’t happen overnight because our Local held hundreds of employer agreements. My evolving checklist of contract items to look for...

Know Your Employer’s Rights?

Know Your Employer’s Rights?
“Why should we care about employers’ rights?” you say. “Employers have an army of advisers and consultants who stand ready to attack at a moment’s notice.” That may be true. But knowing your employer’s rights, or more specifically, the collective...