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Commission de
règlement des griefs
des employés de la
Couronne
Bureau 600
180, rue Dundas Ouest
Toronto (Ontario) M5G 1Z8
Tél. : (416) 326-1388
Téléc. : (416) 326-1396
GSB# 2016-1301; 2016-1568; 2016-1791; 2016-1920; 2016-1921
UNION# 2016-0108-0016; 2016-0999-0059; 2016-0220-0019; 2016-0220-0020;
2016-0220-0021
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Campbell et al) Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of the Solicitor General) Employer
BEFORE
Nimal Dissanayake
Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION
Jane Letton
Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes LLP
Counsel
FOR THE EMPLOYER Thomas Ayers
Treasury Board Secretariat
Legal Services Branch
Counsel
HEARING August 8, 2019
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DECISION
[1] On August 8, 2019, a hearing by teleconference was held to determine the process
with regard to outstanding issues in the instant group grievance.
[2] Having regard to the respective positions of the parties, it is ordered as follows:
(a) In the event that the grievance as it relates to employees in “category A” is still
outstanding, the employer shall no later than September 06, 2019, provide to the
union its position on the claims made by the union on behalf of those employees
together with preliminary particulars it will be relying on to support that position.
(b) If the employer is raising an estoppel argument, it shall provide to the union no
later than September 11, 2019, particulars with respect to the assertion of
estoppel, and also identify the first witnesses to be called on September 27, 2019,
in relation to estoppel.
[3] The Board remains seized and the hearing will continue as scheduled on
September 27, 2019.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 9th day of August, 2019.
“Nimal Dissanayake”
______________________
Nimal Dissanayake, Arbitrator