GSB# 2002-0853, 2002-0854, 2002-0855, 2002-0856, 2002-1884, 2002-2286
UNION# 2002-0331-0043, 2002-0331-0007, 2002-0331-0023, 2002-0331-0047, 2002-0331-0067, 2002-0331-0076
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union (McGorman et al.)
Grievor
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
Employer
BEFORE
Richard Brown
Vice-Chair
FOR THE UNION
Marnie Niemi Grievance Officer Ontario Public Service Employees Union
FOR THE EMPLOYER
Suneel Bahal Counsel Management Board Secretariat
HEARING
August 24, 2004.
Decision
These individual and group grievances allege the employer failed to ensure the security of documents containing confidential information about employees. When settlement efforts failed, I was to rule on the employer’s preliminary objection contending this board has no jurisdiction to hear any of these grievances. The parties agreed my ruling would be made without reasons and on a non-precedential basis under article 22.16.7 of the collective agreement. In my view, these matters do not lie within the jurisdiction of this board. Accordingly, the grievances are dismissed.
Dated at Toronto this 25th day of August 2004.