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IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Racicot) Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services) Employer
BEFORE Felicity D. Briggs Vice-Chair
FOR THE UNION Scott Andrews
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Grievance Officer
FOR THE EMPLOYER Greg Gledhill
Ministry of Government Services
Centre for Employee Relations
Employee Relations Advisor
HEARING September 18, 2012.
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Decision
[1] The Employer and the Union at the Monteith Correctional Centre agreed to participate in
the Expedited Mediation-Arbitration process in accordance with the negotiated Protocol. Most
of the grievances were settled through that process. However, a few remained unresolved and
therefore require a decision from this Board. The Protocol provides that decisions will be issued
within a relatively short period of time after the actual mediation sessions and will be without
reasons. Further, the decision is to be without prejudice and precedent.
[2] Richard Racicot is a Maintenance Mechanic 3 who grieved that because the interview
room door had a jammed lock in May of 2012 he should have been called in to remove and fix
the lock. It was suggested by the Union that allowing this situation to continue was a health and
safety breach.
[3] The Employer disputed the health and safety violation and urged that there was no
violation of the Collective Agreement.
[4] After considering the facts and submissions in this matter I am of the view that the
grievance must be dismissed.
Dated at Toronto this 15th day of October 2012.
Felicity D. Briggs, Vice-Chair