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<blockquote data-quote="ski or die" data-source="post: 4755067" data-attributes="member: 52818"><p>As a retired steward, I had a grievance on seniority which was pretty much a given. The hearings were at a hotel. They had everyone who had a grievance pending wait in a hotel room. All grievances were heard before lunch except mine. I wasn&#039;t even notified I could go to lunch while the panel did. This was before stewards were paid for grievance hearings so I lost a whole day pay. When they returned, the BA sit on his hands and did not say one word. I argued my case but to no avail. It was obvious the decision was made before I even entered the room. I contacted my Local President and had a meeting. He was prepared to file charges against the BA. I did not want any fellow Teamster to lose their job, one of the main reasons I became a steward, so the President brought the BA into the meeting and discussed the issue. The BA then had a meeting with Labor, which I was not invited to. But they reversed the grievance. So I do not agree all grievances are transparent. The BA was eventually relieved of his duties a few years later under similar circumstances.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="ski or die, post: 4755067, member: 52818"] As a retired steward, I had a grievance on seniority which was pretty much a given. The hearings were at a hotel. They had everyone who had a grievance pending wait in a hotel room. All grievances were heard before lunch except mine. I wasn't even notified I could go to lunch while the panel did. This was before stewards were paid for grievance hearings so I lost a whole day pay. When they returned, the BA sit on his hands and did not say one word. I argued my case but to no avail. It was obvious the decision was made before I even entered the room. I contacted my Local President and had a meeting. He was prepared to file charges against the BA. I did not want any fellow Teamster to lose their job, one of the main reasons I became a steward, so the President brought the BA into the meeting and discussed the issue. The BA then had a meeting with Labor, which I was not invited to. But they reversed the grievance. So I do not agree all grievances are transparent. The BA was eventually relieved of his duties a few years later under similar circumstances. [/QUOTE]

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