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IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontano PublIc ServIce Employees Umon
(Sl usarchuk) Grievor
- and -
The Crown In RIght of Ontano
(Mimstry of Commumty and SocIal ServIces) Employer
BEFORE RandI H. Abramsky Vice-Chair
FOR THE UNION Kathleen Lawrence
Gnevance Officer
Ontano PublIc ServIce Employees Umon
FOR THE EMPLOYER LIsa Compagnone
Counsel
Management Board Secretanat
TELEPHONIC December 17 2002
CONFERENCE
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ORDER
On November 5 2002, the gnevor was advIsed that a heanng In regard to the above-captIOned
gnevances would take place before the Gnevance Settlement Board on December 18 2002 Further
attempts to contact the gnevor by telephone and fax were made by Gnevance Officer Kathleen
Lawrence On December 16 2002, the gnevor faxed a reply to Ms Lawrence, whIch states, In
pertInent part, as follows
Please be advIsed that I have recently receIved your fax. I wIll not be able to proceed wIth thIS
Issue on December 18 2002 as I am stIll aWaitIng dIrectIOn from my SOlICItor Therefore, thIS
matter wIll have to be rescheduled In the New Year 2003 (sometIme) to allow tIme for my
lawyer to deal wIth [SIC] matter In an appropnate manner whIch offers me the best possIble
counsel
Counsel for the Employer has now moved to dIsmIss these gnevances In lIght of the gnevor's
unwIllIngness to proceed on December 18 2002 Counsel also relayed a long hIStOry of frustratIng
attempts to resolve these gnevances dunng the backlog proJect and at other tImes, wIthout success,
due to the gnevor's faIlure to cooperate
HavIng heard the submIssIOns of the partIes, I rule as follows
1 The gnevor wIll be provIded one final opportumty to appear before the Gnevance Settlement
Board In regard to these matters on January 30 2003 Her faIlure to attend that heanng,
barrIng exceptIOnal cIrcumstances, wIll be grounds to dIsmIss the matter
2 The gnevor IS advIsed that she IS represented In thIS proceedIng by the Umon, not a pnvate
SOlICItor In the CIrcumstances of thIS case, the gnevor has no nght to be represented by
pnvate counsel
3 With the consent of all partIes, the heanng on January 30 2003 wIll proceed before Vice-
Chair Owen Gray
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Issued at Toronto thIS 18th day of December 2002
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RandI H. Abramsky Vice-Chair L