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Jurisdictional complaint dismissed; new nursing position in addiction program properly assigned to ONA.
The complainant hospital created a new Registered Nurse position in its alcohol and addiction program and assigned the work to the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) bargaining unit.
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) filed a jurisdictional complaint, arguing the work involved psycho-social counselling and should be assigned to its paramedical members.
The Board found that the position required a registered nurse to provide a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.
Since ONA represents registered nurses at the hospital and no OPSEU members were capable of performing the job, the Board upheld the hospital's assignment and dismissed the complaint.
