HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Maureen Johnson
Applicant
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Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and Daniel Chiarcos
Respondents
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Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4153
Intervenor
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: Douglas Sanderson
Indexed as: Johnson v. Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4153, Intervenor
Elizabeth Nurse, Counsel
1This is an Application filed under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging discrimination with respect to employment because of disability.
2This Interim Decision addresses a Request by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4153 (the “union”) to intervene in the Application. The union is the bargaining agent for the organizational respondent’s caretaking and maintenance staff, which includes the applicant.
3The union is seeking to intervene on the basis that it has an interest in the outcome of the Application. The union asserts that if the Tribunal finds in favour of the applicant, the remedies ordered by the Tribunal may the effect employees in the bargaining unit and could relate to matters covered by the collective agreement with the organizational respondent.
4The Request to Intervene was delivered to the applicant as well as the respondent. Neither responded to the union’s Request to Intervene and the time for doing so has passed.
5In the circumstances I am satisfied that the union should be granted intervenor status.
ORDER
6The union 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.
7The extent of the union’s participation in these proceedings will be determined by the presiding Vice-chair or Member.
8I am not seized of this matter.
Dated at Toronto, this 5th day of July, 2013.
“Signed by”
Douglas Sanderson Vice-chair