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GSB #2018-1037;2018-1038;2018-1039
UNION #18-205;18-206;18-207
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Canadian Union of Public Employees - Local 1750
(Group, RTWS & WTS et al)
Union
- and –
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) Employer
BEFORE Gordon Luborsky Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION Emma Phillips & Benjamin Katz
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Co-Counsel
FOR THE EMPLOYER Brandin O’Connor
Shields O’Donnell MacKillop, LLP
Counsel
HEARING
June 30, 2020 (by teleconference)
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Decision
[1] At the request of the parties, I convened a telephone conference with counsel to
discuss procedural matters in advance of the upcoming hearing dates of July 9, 16, 29
and 30, 2020, already scheduled in this matter.
[2] The parties have agreed to proceed with this case, as scheduled, via
videoconference attendance through the Zoom platform.
[3] In advance of the next hearing day scheduled for July 9, the Employer has
agreed to forward all documents that it intends to rely upon and to prepare a
Compendium of Documents derived from the Union’s earlier filings that consolidates all
relevant materials. The Employer also agrees to provide me with a hard copy of this
documentation (and it either has to will provide Union counsel with an electronic version
as appropriate), to be delivered in advance of the next hearing day.
[4] The Employer has already agreed to proceed first with the presentation of its
evidence, with its first witness anticipated to require the full day to complete his
testimony in chief. The parties have agreed that the Union will not be required to
proceed with its cross-examination until the July 16 hearing date, at the earliest. Both
parties have agreed to ensure that the first witness (who has been identified by the
Employer) will have a copy of all documents that the parties may refer to during the
witness’s examinations.
[5] In the event that circumstances permit or it seems advisable to have an in-person
hearing or hearings in order to deal with the volume of materials, the parties may agree
or speak to me about arranging an in-person hearing at a suitable venue for one or both
of the upcoming July 29 and 30 hearing dates.
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[6] The hearing in this matter will proceed accordingly and the Registrar will be
asked to schedule this matter to proceed via Zoom videoconferencing on July 9, 16, 29
and 30, unless subsequently advised otherwise.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 30th day of June, 2020.
“Gordon Luborsky”
Gordon Luborsky, Arbitrator