“O’Siyo ᎣᏏᏲ “o-si-yo,” (Cherokee: I see you) Hello and Bonjour Union Sibling,
The Union of National Employees (UNE) elected leadership would like to thank all UNE local and regional representatives who have taken the time to represent UNE members during the grievance procedure.
Please remain diligent of your duty of fair representation while representing members during the grievance procedure and understand that you must never act in a manner that arbitrary, discriminatory or in bad faith.
Representatives of UNE’s belief in the member should never be a factor in the quality of representation we provide to members as even guilty members are entitled to the best representation, we are capable of offering them.
To prevent any misunderstanding or confusion moving forward when it comes to termination grievances, all termination grievances shall be automatically referred to the appropriate level (i.e., final level) of the grievance procedure in the timely manner prescribed in the respective collective agreement.
UNE National Labour Relations Officer will do the assessment of the merits at the final level to determine a referral to adjudication or a non-referral of the termination grievance.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and collaboration regarding termination and all grievances.
Merci, thank you, ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ « di-da-yo-li-hv-dv-ga-le-ni-s-gv », ce qui veut dire « à la prochaine ».
Alisha Kang (née Campbell)
National President