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GSB# 1999-0258 1999-0712, 1999-1260
UNION# 1999-0517-0004 1999-0517-0006 1999-0517-0014
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontano PublIc ServIce Employees Umon
(Group Gnevance) Union
- and -
The Crown m RIght of Ontano
(Mimstry ofCommumty Safety and CorrectIOnal ServIces) Employer
BEFORE Ken Petryshen Vice-Chair
FOR THE UNION Ed Holmes
Ryder Wnght, Blair & Doyle
BarrIsters and SOlICItorS
FOR THE EMPLOYER MeredIth Brown & BenJamm Parry
Counsel
Management Board Secretanat
HEARING January 11 2005
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DeCISIon
At a heanng on January 11 2005 I had before me three gnevances filed In 1999 by
employees at the Toronto West DetentIOn Centre whIch raise certaIn pensIOn Issues There are
two group gnevances, each wIth a number of sIgnatones, and an IndIVIdual gnevance filed by
Mr M. Roy Mr Parry on behalf of the Employer took the posItIOn that the matter could not
proceed untIl the Umon provIded the Employer wIth partIculars wIth respect to each of the
gnevances Mr Parry had recently sent the Umon a detaIled wntten request for partIculars Mr
Holmes, on behalf of the Umon, dId not oppose an order dIrectIng the Umon to provIde
partIculars AccordIngly I hereby dIrect the Umon to provIde the Employer wIth wntten
partIculars of the remedIes It seeks wIth respect to these gnevances and wntten partIculars of the
facts on whIch It and the gnevors may seek to rely Counsel agreed that only an order In thIS
form was reqUIred at thIS tIme and that any unresolved Issues concermng the adequacy of the
partIculars wIll be referred to me Mr Parry reserved the nght to raise certaIn matters at the
appropnate tIme, IncludIng the JunsdIctIOn of the Gnevance Settlement Board to hear these
gnevances
Mr Roy attended at the heanng wIth counsel, Mr D ReIter The Umon and the
Employer took the posItIOn that the Umon had carrIage of these gnevances and that Mr Roy dId
not have the nght to be represented by Mr ReIter at thIS proceedIng. After entertaInIng
submIssIOns on thIS Issue, I ruled orally at the heanng that Mr Roy dId not have the nght to be
represented by counsel In the cIrcumstances, other than counsel selected by the Umon. The
Gnevance Settlement Board has consIstently held that the Umon has carrIage of a gnevance at
arbItratIOn and that It alone has the nght to decIde who wIll represent gnevances at arbItratIOn.
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In thIS Instance, the Umon has decIded that Mr Holmes well represent It WIth respect to these
gnevances
The heanng of thIS matter wIll contInue on dates to be scheduled In the usual manner
Dated at Toronto thIS 13th day of January 2005