grievance

grievance, n.

1. An injury, injustice, or wrong that gives ground for a complaint (a petition for a redress of grievances).

2. The complaint itself ( the client filed a grievance with the state-bar committee).

3. Labor law. A complaint that is filed by an employee or the employee’s union representative and that usu. concerns working conditions, esp. an alleged violation of a collective-bargaining agreement. See grievance arbitration under AR-BITRATION; GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. [Cases: Labor Relations 411. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 402.]

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