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GSB#2008-0647
UNION#2008-0340-0002
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Union)
Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of Revenue)
Employer
BEFOREVice-Chair
Bram Herlich
FOR THE UNION
Richard Blair
Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
FOR THE EMPLOYER
Omar Shahab
Ministry of Government Services
Counsel
HEARING
May 1, 2009.
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Decision
[1]At the commencement of the hearing in this matter, an issue arose with respect to certain
documents upon which the Employer intends to rely. The documents had been produced
to the Union in advance of the hearing. However, they had been ?redacted? to excise
certain portions the employer was concerned about distributing any more widely than
required.
[2]After hearing the submissions of the parties and having regard to their agreement, I
directed the Employer to provide the Union with unedited copies of the documents in
question.
[3]The documents are to be provided to Union counsel, who may review them with his
advisor. The documents are not, however, to be circulated by the union beyond those two
individuals. The documents are to be used by the union solely for the purposes of these
proceedings.
[4]This ruling applies to all of the documents produced by the Employer save and except
those documents which the parties referred to as relating to the ?RBP?s. The Union?s
copies of these documents will, at least for the interim, remain redacted. Should there be
any issues relating to those documents, including whether unedited copies ought to be
provided to the Union, the matter may be addressed at or prior to the next day of hearing.
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Dated at Toronto this 5 day of May 2009.
Bram Herlich, Vice-Chair