GOALS
Employees in unionized workplaces are covered by collective agreements. Harassment or violence in the workplace can be a breach of a collective agreement.
If a union decides that the employer has breached the collective agreement they can file a grievance.
Unions must act fairly and honestly when dealing with employees' concerns about a breach of a collective agreement.
If a grievance cannot be resolved the union can decide to take it to arbitration.
Employees in unionized workplaces have many of the same options to deal with harassment that non-unionized employees have - with some differences.
PLEA offers free online training on preventing and addressing workplace harassment.