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Grievance dismissed; random selection for limited overtime opportunity met operational requirements and was fair.
The Union filed a group grievance alleging the Employer violated the collective agreement by failing to distribute overtime fairly and equitably.
The Employer had limited a second overtime opportunity to 50-60 caseworkers who had already participated in a first overtime opportunity, selecting them randomly.
The Arbitrator dismissed the grievance, finding that the Employer's operational requirements—specifically the need for trained staff to address a backlog and the capacity limits of the training facility—justified the limitation.
The random selection method used to distribute the overtime among the eligible pool was found to be fair and equitable under Article UN 8.2.1.
