Does a grievance under a collective agreement have to proceed to arbitration?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ho v. FPI Fireplace Products and International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 2004 BCHRT 149 (CanLII):
The Union is correct that “proceeding” includes a grievance under a collective agreement, and that the grievance procedure need not necessarily proceed to arbitration in order for s. 27(1)(f) to apply: Charbonneau v. Alcan Inc. and others, 2004 BCHRT 19 at para. 16.
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