Name one advantage these changes to the rights and the grievance procedure can have in our work places.

A- Grievance time frames will be set by each department. 

False 

Provisions in the collective agreements establish grievance terms and conditions

B - Human rights violations can now be grieved

True

Following a Federal Court decision in 2000, members under the PSSRA could no longer directly resort to the adjudication procedure to deal with human rights-related grievances.  (This restriction has now been lifted, but the CHRA must be informed when the PSSRB is apprised.

C- Members will no longer have to file grievances.  The union will do it for them.

False 

To protect our rights, we must exercise (and defend) them.  The same applies to grievances.  We grieve when there has been action or a lack of action by the employer, which must be questioned and challenged.  If the action in question affects the members collectively, a group approach could prove to be more strategic.  Often, action or a lack of action only affects a member, in which case only an individual grievance is required. In addition a policy grievance can only result in a declaration of obligations under the collective agreement.  Individual remedies (lost wages leave etc.) can only won through individual grievances.

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