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Crown Employees
Grievance Settlement
Board
Suite 600
180 Dundas St. West
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8
Tel. (416) 326-1388
Commission de
règlement des griefs
des employés de la
Couronne
Bureau 600
180, rue Dundas Ouest
Toronto (Ontario) M5G 1Z8
Tél. : (416) 326-1388
GSB# 2022-7829
UNION# 2022-0377-0015
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Groves) Union
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The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Liquor Control Board of Ontario) Employer
BEFORE Joseph D. Carrier Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION Dan Hales
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Grievance Officer
FOR THE EMPLOYER John O'Reilly
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Senior Counsel
HEARING November 8, 2023
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Decision
[1] This matter is a grievance filed by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union
("OPSEU") on behalf of Sherri Groves. The Grievance Settlement Board ("GSB")
sent out a Notice of Hearing advising that this matter would be heard, commencing
at 10:00 a.m., on November 8, 2023, by way of video conferencing. The
information necessary to join the video conference was set out in the Notice of
Hearing. Daniel Hales, Grievance Officer with OPSEU, forwarded the Notice of
Hearing to Ms. Groves. Further, Mr. Hales sent several emails as well as left voice
mails for the Grievor. A reply was not received.
[2] On November 8, 2023, Mr. O'Reilly and witnesses as well as Mr. Hales were in
attendance by way of video conferencing. The Grievor had not arrived. At 10:20,
the Grievor was still not in attendance and had not contacted Mr. Hales to explain
her absence. Having regard to the absence of the Grievor the hearing was
adjourned.
[3] Sherri Groves is hereby directed to provide to Mr. Hales, the reason for her non-
attendance at the hearing of this matter by no later than December 8, 2023, failing
which this matter may be dismissed with no further notice to Ms. Groves. If
reasons are provided by Ms. Groves, they will be conveyed by Mr. Hales to Mr.
O'Reilly. Upon receipt of such reasons, if it is the Employer's intention to bring a
motion that, as a result of the Grievor's failure to attend on November 8, 2023, the
matter ought to be dismissed, Employer counsel will advise Mr. Hales and the
GSB accordingly in order that a date may be set for the hearing of such motion. If,
upon review of the reasons provided, the Employer does not object to the matter
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being relisted for hearing, the parties are to contact the GSB and ask for a further
hearing date to be set.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 9th day of November 2023.
“Joseph D. Carrier”
Joseph Carrier, Arbitrator