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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# 2023-00691; 2023-00692
UNION# 2023-0681-0001; 2023-0681-0002
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Annibalini) Union
- and -
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Employer
BEFORE Kevin Banks 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 February 12, 2024
- 2 -
Decision
[1] This matter involved two grievances filed by the Ontario Public Service
Employees Union ("OPSEU") on behalf of Lina Annibalini. 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 February 12, 2024, by way of
video conferencing. The information necessary to join the video conference was
set out in the Notice of Hearing. The Union forwarded the Notice of Hearing to
Ms. Annibalini using the contact information contained on her grievance form.
[2] On February 12, 2024, Mr. O'Reilly and Employer representatives as well as Mr.
Hales were in attendance by way of video conferencing. Ms. Annibalini was not.
Mr. Hales advised at the outset of the hearing that he had not been able to
contact Ms. Annibalini, and that the contact information contained on her
grievance form appeared to no longer be valid. He also advised that he had
been told late on Friday February 9, 2024 that Ms. Annibalini was out of the
country. The hearing was adjourned at the Union’s request.
[3] Lina Annibalini is hereby directed to provide to Mr. Hales the reason for her non-
attendance at the hearing of this matter by no later than March 25, 2024, failing
which this matter may be dismissed with no further notice to Ms. Annibalini. The
Union is directed to make diligent efforts to contact Ms. Annibalini about this
matter. If reasons are provided by Ms. Annibalini, 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
February 12, 2024, 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 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 12th day of February 2024.
“Kevin Banks”
Kevin Banks, Arbitrator