The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the Crown applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to determine five unresolved matters in their negotiation of an essential services agreement under the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993.
The Board provided directions on the definition of essential versus emergency services, the arrangement of work hours, and the timing for selecting employees to provide essential services.
The Board declined to make determinations on the extension of non-classified contracts and the cessation of benefits during a strike, finding these issues lacked a sufficient connection to the statutory mandate for essential services agreements.
