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

He filed the 48-page ethics complaint with the Attorney Grievance Committee of the state trial court’s appellate division.

From Seattle Times

The grievance committee agreed to punish the professors by denying them access to any future updates on their complaints — even though state law requires that complainants be kept informed throughout the process.

From New York Times

By posting the grievances they had filed publicly, the law professors had hoped to spur the grievance committee toward taking action — a strategy that has become more common over the past several years.

From New York Times

A New York court Tuesday approved the agreement between Schneiderman and the state’s Attorney Grievance Committee, which filed a petition last August seeking to prevent him from practicing law.

From Seattle Times