Article 11 – Complaints

11. COMPLAINTS

The University Affairs Committee is a duly established committee of the Faculty Association charged with investigating complaints by members of its bargaining unit. If a complaint is brought to the Committee by a member of the bargaining unit and if the Committee deems the complaint to merit further investigation, the Chair of the Committee has the right, upon one week's notice to the Vice-President, Academic, to review the University's personnel file relating to the complainant, provided that the complainant has authorized the review of the file. Confidential documents contained in the personnel file may not be copied for or by the University Affairs Committee Chair. The Chair or his/her designate may not reveal to anyone any confidential information contained in the file which does not bear on the specific complaint. The Chair may not reveal to the Committee any information which would serve to identify any specific person who was the source of any confidential information contained in the file unless the Chair believes that to do so is in the interest of the investigation. In no case may the identity of any specific person who was the source of any confidential information contained in the file be revealed to the complainant.