The stupidity of the TRIMET grievance procedure

I have now experienced my first grievance using the system that Trimet and the union have created.

It really is one the most meaningless experiences I have had since working here.

Completely controlled by middle management, which dominates the entire structure, what you have is each manager covering for the other manager.

Driver "Joe" shared his experience with the IRS grievance procedure. At each level the grievance is heard by a progressively higher management official.

Here at Trimet that would work like this:

The first grievance is held with the Station Manager, Robert Romo.

The second level would be heard by Robert Romo's supervisor, the director of transportation, Hayden Talbot.

The third level would be heard by Hayden's boss, which is the Executive Director Shelly Lomax.

Maybe the grievance process would have some meaning if we could work to higher levels of management instead of the endless meetings with middle management cronies.

Adding to the insulting nature of this "process" is the fact that every single person involved gets paid dealing with this, BUT THE ACCUSED ,  gets nothing, no compensation, for time or effort put into this task.