The applicant union sought judicial review of an arbitrator's award that denied the Ottawa local union a provincially negotiated increase for room and board under the collective agreement.
The Divisional Court found that the arbitrator interpreted the Memorandum of Settlement contrary to its plain words, which granted the increase unless the local union had already negotiated an increase.
Since the Ottawa local had not negotiated an increase, its members were entitled to the provincial increase.
The court held the arbitrator's interpretation was patently unreasonable and quashed the award.
