grievance
queja
definition
noun
failure to redress genuine grievances
a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.
translation of 'grievance'
noun
injusticia,
reivindicación,
motivo de queja,
agravio,
queja
example
After years of what he considered to be unfair treatment, Natelson filed a 'grievance' with the University.
Mr. Yousry states that he did not at that time understand himself to have been suspended, and thus he did not approach his union concerning his status, nor did he file any 'grievance' about it.
His seniority revoked and his union 'grievance' rejected, he then decided to try the courts.
As Thomas Frank so convincingly proved in ‘What's The Matter With Kansas’ this sense of 'grievance' is simply what makes guys like him tick.
The players' association filed a 'grievance' yesterday seeking to overturn the Anaheim Angels' suspension of left fielder Jose Guillen.
After Benner filed a 'grievance' through the St. Paul Police Federation, he was reinstated.
But the main 'grievance' - excessive bank charges - remains.
If the company were to dismiss you simply because you asked for a proper job description or submitted a 'grievance' about your treatment, it would certainly be acting unlawfully.
Prisoners must file a formal 'grievance' to appeal a medical decision, since healthcare is intertwined with strictly correctional functions.
The carrier claimed that even the pilots union agreed there was no merit to LaGrotte's 'grievance' .
On the other hand, if police are involved or a license is revoked, the teacher will probably file a 'grievance' with his union.
Engle says that when she filed a 'grievance' , DWP managers denied her overtime pay, hassled her about the dress code and intimidated her by hovering around her workstation.
he was nursing a 'grievance'
The faculty association has filed a formal 'grievance' with the University alleging the university broke its contract with faculty.
Grievances against universities are preferably resolved within the 'grievance' procedure which universities have today.
Of course she has now filed a 'grievance' against me and we have a meeting with HR later this afternoon.
Briony Norris, an environmental health officer at the pollution control unit, said around 50 per cent of people who lodged complaints had a genuine 'grievance' .
If a client feels he or she has been treated unfairly, there is the option of filing a 'grievance' .
Likewise, there are clear problems with the confidentiality of the current 'grievance' processes.
he was nursing a 'grievance'
No, this is a genuine 'grievance' that has existed, as we have seen from the applications to the Commission, for twenty years or more.
Prior to making these public allegations, no student actually filed a sexual harassment 'grievance' against him.
Even if the estate management felt it had a genuine 'grievance' , minor encroachments on estate land are common and generally ignored.
A feeling of 'grievance' can be real even when the grievance itself is not.
Under Regulation 15, part-time as well as full-time faculty members may seek redress from an elected faculty 'grievance' committee.
He was reprimanded for telling a judge in open court he would testify against a former client because he had filed a 'grievance' against him.
Many urban people have the view that farmers are constantly complaining but they do seem to have a genuine 'grievance' about their plight at present.
Long a festering popular 'grievance' , official corruption has reached endemic levels, with potentially explosive social consequences.
Unfortunately, though, humans have a tendency to bear grudges and nurse 'grievances' , even when the reasons for doing so are irrational.
The rebels' failure to win sympathy from fellow officers is reassuring, but their 'grievances' are real.
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