United Steelworkers Local 2737-13

At the start of 2007, we had 1 grievance which carried over from 2006 which we later withdrew.

Throughout 2007, we had a total of 18 grievances filed with 5 of these still pending arbitration. The list below summarizes 2007′s grievances and their current status.
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1. Employee Termination – Still waiting for arbitrators decision
2. Employee Termination – Resolved
3. Personal write-up – Won before arbitration
4. Class Action regarding temps relieving for breaks – Settled before arbitration
5. In-line cold-splice with PSA – Withdrawn after Step B
6. Alleged improper overtime administration – No action after Step B
7. Failure to use proper Union Representatives – Won before arbitration
8. Failure to give proper bid rate on new week – Won before arbitration
9. Employee Termination – Pending arbitration February 6th
10. Employee Termination – Won at Step B
11. Class Action regarding posting of mandatory overtime by Market Unit – Pending arbitration
12. Employee Termination – Won before written Step A
13. Class Action regarding usage of temps in Union positions other than those allowed by contract – Pending arbitration March 12th
14. Class Action regarding Direct Dealing – Pending arbitration
15. Failure to ask for overtime – Won before Step B
16. Failure to pay 4 hours on voluntary overtime with no assignment – Won after Step B
17. Personal write-up – No action after Step B
18. Class Action regarding usage of probationary employees on mandatory Saturdays before utilizing voluntary overtime procedure – Pending arbitration

So far, there are no new grievances in 2008.

At this point, I’d like to note that, beginning this year, we’ve changed our grievance numbering scheme to make it easier to keep track of the next grievance number. Since we now have two Grievance Representatives, it has, in the past, been a hassle trying to coordinate what grievance number is next since we used the simple system of Grievance # – Year (i.e. 01 – 07).

For this reason, we will now be numbering them a little bit differently: Year – Grievance Rep. Initials – Grievance Number

We hope that utilizing this new system will make it easier for us since we don’t have to track back and forth for which grievance number is next. Instead, we may have some duplicate grievance numbers, but they’ll be set apart by the Griever’s initials. Examples: 8.DB.01 or 8-JH-01, etc.

I’ve recently moved the blank grievance forms in the break rooms to a folder at the bottom of the Union notice boards in each room. If the folder in either room is empty, please let me know so I can get some more in there.

* UPDATED to remove names from grievance report on 9 Feb 2008