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.] [Blacks Law 8th]