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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-2238.MACLEOD.99-01-20 Decision . p , "'- ONTARIO EMPLOYES DE LA COURONNE CROWN EMPLOYEES DE L'ONTARIO 1111 GRIEVANCE COMMISSION DE SETTLEMENT REGLEMENT BOARD DES GRIEFS 180 DUNDAS STREET WEST SUITE 600, TORONTO ON M5G 1Z8 TELEPHONE/TELEPHONE (416) 326-1388 180, RUE DUNDAS OUEST BUREAU 600, TORONTO (ON) M5G 1Z8 FACS/MILE/TELECOPIE (416) 326-139<5 GSB # 2238/97 OPSEU 98B138 IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION Under THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT Before THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD BETWEEN Ontano PublIc ServIce Employees Umon (Elame MacLeod) Grievor - and - The Crown m RIght of Ontano (MinIstry of Fmance) Employer BEFORE Richard M. Brown V Ice-Chalr FOR THE Peggy E SmIth GRIEVOR Counsel, ElIot, SmIth Bamsters & SolICItors FOR THE Roslyn Balchoo EMPLOYER Counsel, Legal ServIces Branch Management Board Secretanat HEARING January 13 1999 . The employer has requested that Elame MacLeod's Job-postmg gnevance be dIsmIssed because she faIled to appear at the heanng scheduled for January 12, 1999 In the cIrcumstances, thIS request was not opposed by the UnIon. Counsel for the UnIon provIded the followmg summary of commUnICatIOns between her and the gnevor On December 23, the gnevor was mformed the heanng had been set for January 12 On January 5, she left a message for counsel saymg she wIshed to wIthdraw the gnevance On January 6, after bemg told counsel thought the gnevance had some chance of success, the gnevor reIterated her desIre to wIthdraw Counsel mformed her that another gnevance by RosIlande Lockett, relatmg to the same postmg, would be proceedmg on January 12 m any event. Counsel mVIted Ms MacLeod to attend but she mdIcated she mIght not be able to be present. No reason was gIven On January 11, counsel was told the gnevor would not attend the next day Counsel left three telephone messages on January 12 askmg the gnevor to call her None of these calls were returned On the evenmg of January 12, counsel left a final message saymg If there was no response she would assume the gnevor had decIded to abandon the gnevance Once agam, there was no response The gnevance IS dIsmIssed. - RIchard M. Brown, VIce-ChaIr Ottawa,Ontano January 20, 1999