The union filed a group grievance regarding the allocation of overtime.
The grievance was advanced to stage 2 but was not advanced to stage 3 until 18 months later due to the union representative's absence and subsequent unexplained delay.
The employer raised a preliminary objection that the grievance was inarbitrable due to untimeliness.
The Grievance Settlement Board declined to exercise its discretion under s. 48(16) of the Labour Relations Act to extend the time limits, finding no reasonable explanation for the lengthy delay and noting prejudice to the employer due to fading memories.
The grievance was dismissed as inarbitrable.
