grievance committee

American  

noun

1. a group of representatives chosen from a labor union or from both labor and management to consider and remedy workers' grievances.

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Etymology

Origin of grievance committee

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Doorley also said that she was reporting the case to a grievance committee and pledged to take ethics training.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Cuomo on Tuesday filed a complaint with an attorney grievance committee alleging the New York attorney general displayed professional misconduct in her investigation into sexual harassment claims against him.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022

As a member of the board’s grievance committee, Johnson was able to act as a go-between for students, their parents and school principals.

From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2021

Now, McLaughlin is waiting to learn what the grievance committee recommends.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 12, 2019

He admitted having promised members of the grievance committee that they would not be discharged, and said the agreement had not been broken by him.

From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.