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BOARD DES GRIEFS
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GSB # 1753/99
OPSEU # 00U018
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontano PublIc ServIce Employees Uruon
(Uruon Gnevance)
GIievor
- and -
The Crown III RIght of Ontano
(Mirustn of CorrectIOnal ServIces)
Employer
BEFORE Gern Lee Vice ChaIr
FOR THE Ron DaVIS
GRIEVOR Counsel
KoskIe & Minsk"
Bamsters & SolICItors
FOR THE DaVId Strang
EMPLOYER Counsel
Legal SerVIces Branch
Management Board Secretanat
HEARING Apnl 3 2000
AWARD
A medIatIOn/arbItratIOn process took place on Apnl 3 2000 to deal wIth a Umon
gnevance regardIng a number of outstandIng Health & Safety Issues between the partIes
The Minutes of Settlement attached as AppendIx A to thIS award are hereby made an
order of the Gnevance Settlement Board.
Dated at Toronto Ontano thIS 13th day of Apnl, 2000
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.r:
Gerry Lee, Vice Chair
APPENDIX A
GSB#1753/99
MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT
BEFORE THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION (OPSEU)
(heremafter the "Umon")
AND
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of Correctional Services)
(heremafter the "Employer")
WHEREAS on August 28 1999 the partIes agreed to address any complamt and/or
gnevance ansmg as a result of measures the Employer has taken or not taken to comply
wIth DecIsIOn 98-0S by a medIatIOn/arbItratIOn m accordance wIth ArtIcle 22 16 of the
CollectIve Agreement;
THEREFORE the partIes have agreed on the followmg terms as settlement of some of the
matters submItted to arbItratIOn as set out above, namely
1 The Employer agrees It wIll provIde the necessary eqUIpment and provIde any
trammg necessary to allow correctIOnal officers on commumty escorts at the
mstItutIOns lIsted on Schedule "A" to have dIrect contact wIth the polIce through
channels momtored by them on or before May IS 2000
2 The Employer agrees to contact other polIce m the JunsdIctIOn of the other
mstItutIOns not on Schedule "A" m order to clanfy that the Employer wIll assume
any cost assocIated wIth provIdmg correctIOnal officers on commumty escorts
dIrect contact wIth the polIce through channels momtored by them on or before
Apnl 13 2000
3 The Employer agrees to provIde counsel for OPSEU wIth a copy of the proposed
correspondence on or before Apnl 7 2000 for comment. Comment to be provIded
on or before Apnl 8 2000
4 The Employer agrees to provIde the necessary eqUIpment and provIde any
traInIng necessary to allow correctIOnal officers to have dIrect commUnICatIOn
wIth the polIce through channels momtored by the polIce In the local JunsdIctIOn
wIthIn 30 days of the date of any agreement by the polIce to permIt the use of said
channels
S The Employer agrees to commence the addItIOnal Mechamcal RestraInts TraInIng
set out In February 2, 2000 memo from G Commeford to N Tefoglou for
commumty escorts for correctIOnal officers on or before October 2, 2000 and to
complete It on or before January 31 2001
6 The Employer agrees that It wIll Implement FleetNet Network CommumcatIOns
Systems for correctIOnal officers engaged In commumty escorts on or before
a) Apnl 1 2002 - for the South West RegIOn
b) January 1 2003 - for the South East RegIOn
c) September 1 2003 for the Central RegIOn
d) June 1 2004 for the North East RegIOn
e) Apnl 1 200S for the North West RegIOn
As the RegIOns are set out In the map In Schedule "B" The Employer agrees to
contact the Mimstry JOInt OccupatIOnal Health and Safety CommIttee In advance
If there are any dIfficultIes In ImplementIng the above
7 The Employer agrees that It wIll commence provIdIng fitted Kevlar vests, 26" asp
batons, and pepper foam to correctIOnal officers who have successfully receIved
commumty escort traInIng on or before May 1 2000 and upon provIsIOn of said
eqUIpment the number of correctIOnal officers provIdIng the escort to the offender
may be reduced from three (3) to two (2)
8 The Employer agrees to offer commumty escort traInIng to correctIOnal officers
on the Mimstry JOInt OccupatIOnal Health and Safety CommIttee on or before
May 30 2000 at the next avaIlable course In theIr regIOn.
9 ThIS agreement resolves all outstandIng Issues In thIS matter except for the
number of correctIOnal officers reqUIred to be gIven commumty escort traInIng In
accordance wIth the August 18 1999 Agreement and Item #11 from the January
19 2000 Agreement.
10 The partIes hereby request theIr Agreement be made an order of thIS Board.
11 The partIes agree that ArbItrator Mr Gerry Lee wIll remaIn seIzed wIth the
ImplementatIOn of thIS Agreement and of the remaInIng outstandIng Issues set out
In paragraph #9 above
DATED at Toronto thIS 3rd day of Apnl, 2000
ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION (OPSEU)
By ItS Counsel, KoskIe Minsky
Per "Ronald DaVIS"
"Nick Tefoglou"
"Daryl Pitfield"
"Fred Duvkers"
"Barry Scanlon"
The Crown and Right of Ontario
(The Ministry of Correctional Services)
Per "Jude Lake"
SCHEDULE' A'
1 Stratford JaIl
2 Peterborough JaIl
3 Millbrook
4 Niagara
S QUInte
6 E.M.D C
7 Cornwall JaIl
8 BrooksIde Y C
9 North Bay JaIl
10 Thunder Bay C C
11 MonteIth C C
12 Fort Frances JaIl
13 Thunder Bay JaIl
14 Sault Ste Mane JaIl
IS Northern Treatment Centre
16 Kenora JaIl
17 Guelph C C
18 Pembrooke JaIl