Monday, April 21, 2014

RCMP--One Step Forward

As there is some fundamentally wrong with any organization that has a grievance system which allows issues to remain unresolved for several years, the RCMP will now be able to set aside some grievances whose primary purpose is to delay a predictable outcome. While finding the right balance between doing what is right for individual members as well as addressing the needs of the broader organization can be a challenge, with these changes the RCMP is acknowledging that it also has a responsibility to Canadians to manage its financial resources prudently. Even though these latest administrative changes appear directed at medical cases, the RCMP needs to go further to try and eliminate what are best described as nuisance grievances. If a member had to pay a fee for each grievance, refundable only if the grievance was upheld, there would be a lot fewer grievances.

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