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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-0812.McKague.93-09-23 I " , , ..~-~ ,,;' " ONTARIO EMPLOYES DE LA COURONNE : CROWN EMPLOYEES DE L'ONTARIO. II' II' GRIEVANCE COMMISSION DE ~ SETTLEMENT REGLEMENT BOARD DES GRIEFS ( 180' DUNDAS STREET WEST SUITE 2100, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5G 'IZ8 TELEPHONEITEdPHONE (416) 326-1388 180, RUE DUNDAS OUEST BUREAU 2100 TORONTO (ONTARIO) M5G lZ8 FACSIMILE ITELECOPIE (416) 326-1396 812/92, 1825/92 IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION i Under r THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT ~ Before THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD BETWEEN OPSEU (McKague) Grievor - and - The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Health) I Fleetwood Ambulance Service Employer '" BEFORE A. Barrett Vice-Chairperson J Carruthers Member D. Montrose Member FOR THE P. Munt-Madill GRIEVOR Counsel Ryder, Whitaker, Wright & Chapman Barristers & Solicitors FOR THE E Keenan EMPLOYER Counsel Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark Barristers & Solicitors HEARING August 25, 1993 (- ( -".....! - -...... ... ...~ ~ '-- D E CIS ION On April 30, 1993, we (granted the union a contested I adjournment of the hearing of these four grievances on certain strict terms, to August 25, 1993, peremptory to the union i On August 25t~ neither grievor was present, but we were advised that Mr Innes had returned to Canada from his foreign travels and that the parties had settled his grievances They asked that his grievances be adjourned pending the signing of Minutes of Settle~ent, and we so ordered With respect to Mr McKague, we heard last time that he was planning to stay in Israel until about the end of May, then travel in Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. Union counsel attempted to contact him at the Israel address and fax number Mr McKague had provided, but got no response Another letter sent to another J address was returned Mr Innes had' been in contact with Mr McKague and knew that he was now travelling in India, with no forecasted return date Union counsel again requested an adjournment 'on Mr McKague's behalf because it may be that Mr McKague still doesn't know about his scheduled hearing We declined to adjourn Mr McKague's hearing because all of ( the evidence we have received to date sugges~s that Mr McKague is not very interested in pursuing his grievances; he has been given a chance; and we don't think the employer should be put to further . co:.. ~ -- - ~- -- - ---- ., ~;: 2 #fj', ;; - .. " legal expense and trouble in the matter Having denied the union request for the adjournment, the union offered no evidence and we I dismissed Mr McKague's grievances Dated at Toronto this 23th day of September, 1993 A Ba~~~ .[ - ~~ carrut.hers, Member . c-~ :cl~~ -= D Montros , Member ( ) r