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Crown Employees
Grievance Settlement
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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# 2020-1411; 2021-0022; 2022-12115
UNION# 2020-0528-0004; 2021-0528-0004; 2023-0528-0001
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(Chriqui) Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario
(Ministry of the Attorney General) Employer
BEFORE Joseph D. Carrier Arbitrator
FOR THE UNION Jorge Hurtado
Morrison Watts Hurtado
Counsel
FOR THE EMPLOYER Ferina Murji
Treasury Board Secretariat
Legal Services Branch
Counsel
HEARING July 16, 2024
-2 -
Decision
[1] This matter involves three (3) grievances filed by Melissa Chriqui, an Employee with
the Ministry of the Attorney General.
[2] There have been numerous earlier proceedings during which attempts were made
to resolve these matters and/or to establish an appropriate agenda.
[3] Today, July 16, 2024, Employer Counsel, Ferina Murji, was in the midst of
submissions on preliminary motions relating in particular to the third of the
grievances before me. At or about 12:30 P.M. there was an electrical power failure
in Toronto which apparently affected two participants in the proceedings, one of
which was the Grievor herself.
[4] Proceedings were stopped temporarily, to give the Grievor some time to reconnect.
In the meantime, it became clear that both Counsel would be unable to complete
their submissions today even should the Grievor be able to rejoin the meeting, I
decided it would be appropriate to adjourn proceedings for the balance of the day
and I so ordered at or about 1:15 P.M.
[5] After adjourning formally, dates were canvassed with Counsel with a view to
concluding this preliminary matter as soon as possible.
[6] A date, November 20, 2024, which is considerably earlier than those previously
scheduled, was agreed to be added to the roster for this matter.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 22nd day of July 2024.
“Joseph D. Carrier”
Joseph D. Carrier, Arbitrator