HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-0681.Arnold et al.08-06-27 Decision
Commission de
Crown Employees
Grievance Settlement
règlement des griefs
Board
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GSB# 2006-0681, 2006-0682
UNION# 2006-0737-0004, 2006-0737-0005
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Arnoldet al.)
Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Employer
BEFOREVice-Chair
Felicity D. Briggs
FOR THE UNION Stephen Giles and Scott Andrews
Grievance Officers
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
FOR THE EMPLOYER Gary Wylie
Staff Relations Officer
Ministry of Community Safety and
Correctional Services
HEARING
June 11, 2008.
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Decision
The Employer and the Union agreed to participate in the Expedited Mediation-
Arbitration process in accordance with the negotiated Protocol for grievances filed
on behalf of or by Bailiffs. A number of the grievances were settled through that
process. However, a few remained unresolved and therefore require a decision
from this Board. The Protocol provides that decisions will be issued within a
relatively short period of time after the actual mediation sessions and will be
without reasons. Further, the decision is to be without prejudice and precedent.
Robert Dalton and Gregory Arnold are Bailiffs based in Thunder Bay. They both
grieved that the Employer changed their work location in contravention of the
Collective Agreement. The Union presented multiple reasons as to why the
grievors preferred their old location including travel time and fuel costs. Be that as
it may, there has been no violation of the Collective Agreement and therefore the
grievances are denied.
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Dated in Toronto this 27 day of June, 2008.
Felicity D. Briggs
Vice-Chair