The employer brought a motion to dismiss seven individual grievances alleging health and safety violations at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex on the basis that they failed to make out a prima facie case or constituted an improper expansion of the grievance.
The arbitrator denied the motion with respect to the Access Grievance, finding that the union pleaded sufficient facts to establish that the lack of access to standing orders created a safety risk.
The arbitrator granted the motion and dismissed the Staff Shortages Grievances, the Proximity Grievance, and the Training Grievance, finding that they relied on unsupported conclusions rather than facts, and in some cases, improperly expanded the scope of the original grievances.
