The Veterans Affairs Department said the American Federation of Government Employees must file grievances for each instance ...

Even well-run grievance processes fail when psychological safety is absent, warns employment lawyer Gillian Melville. When procedural rigidity takes precedence over lived experience, employees can ...

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A sexual harassment victim's right to challenge her harasser's appeal just trumped a union contract at Rutgers University in a groundbreaking Title IX decision. The New Jersey Supreme Court delivered ...

Before a grievance is initiated, the faculty member is expected to engage in constructive discussion and consultation with the person(s) involved in order to assure that concerns are understood and to ...

It is the responsibility of faculty, staff, and students to create an academic community that is free from all forms of prejudice that negatively influence learning, such as those based on age, ...

A bedbound 84-year-old pensioner has been prosecuted and convicted for not insuring her car when her health declined and she was unable to leave her own bedroom. The woman handed back her driving ...

University of Iowa graduate student workers, including teaching and research assistants, say they were blindsided this fall by an extra unexpected $1,500 in tuition bills, prompting their union, the ...

A student who believes that he/she has been aggrieved must first attempt to seek an informal resolution with the other party involved in the dispute, e.g., grade dispute with instructor. If the ...

Misunderstandings or conflicts can arise in any work environment. To ensure effective working relationships, it is important that conflicts be resolved before serious problems develop. Many incidents ...