HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Gaetano Tiano
Applicant
-and-
City of Toronto
Respondent
Toronto Civic Employees’ Union Local 416
Intervenor
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: Maureen Doyle
Indexed as: Tiano v. City of Toronto
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
Gaetano Tiano, Applicant
No submissions,
City of Toronto, Respondent
No submissions
Toronto Civic Employees’ Union , Local 416 (CUPE), Intervenor
Dave Steele, Counsel
Introduction
1This Application was filed pursuant to s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”).
2This Interim Decision addresses a Request by the Toronto Civic Employees’ Union, Local 416 (CUPE) (the “union”) to intervene in the Application. The union is the certified bargaining agent for the applicant’s workplace.
3The union is seeking to intervene on the basis that it has an interest in the outcome of the litigation. The union asserts that if the Tribunal finds in favour of the applicant, the remedies ordered by the Tribunal could have a considerable impact on the union’s bargaining unit members including seniority rights, policies, procedures and training in the workplace.
4The Request to Intervene was delivered to the applicant as well as to the respondent.
5Neither the applicant nor the respondent have made submissions regarding the union’s Request to Intervene.
6In the circumstances I am satisfied that the union should be granted intervenor status on the terms it has requested.
Order
7The Toronto Civic Employees’ Union, Local 416 (CUPE) is added to this Application as an intervenor. The Registrar will provide the union with copies of the materials filed by the parties to date. The parties are instructed to copy the union with any subsequent materials in this matter.
8The extent of the union’s participation in the hearing will be determined by the presiding Vice-chair or Member.
9I am not seized of this matter.
Dated at Toronto, this 21st day of September, 2012.
“signed by”
Maureen Doyle
Vice-chair