GSB# 2002-0159
UNION# 2001-0108-0039, 2001-0108-0050, 2001-0108-0051, 2001-0108-0052, 2001-0108-0053, 2001-0108-0054, 2001-0108-0055, 2001-0108-0056, 2001-0108-0057, 2001-0108-0058
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION
Under
THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
Before
THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD
BETWEEN
Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Brice et al.)
Union
- and -
The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)
Employer
BEFORE
Deborah J. D. Leighton
Vice-Chair
FOR THE UNION
Stephen Giles Grievance Officer Ontario Public Service Employees Union
FOR THE EMPLOYER
Timothy Bingham Staff Relations Officer Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
HEARING
May 18, 2006.
Decision
The parties referred the Brice et al grievances filed in 2001 to mediation/arbitration in accordance with Article 22.16 of the Collective Agreement. The grievances allege:
I grieve that the Ministry of Corrections is discriminating against me through unfair hiring practices regarding wage scale progression and starting salary.
I further grieve that the above concern is being handled inconsistently within the different institutions in this ministry.
At the outset of the hearing, the parties agreed that I had the jurisdiction to deal with this matter and they requested that I issue a without prejudice decision, with no reasons.
Having carefully reviewed the submissions of the parties as well as the jurisprudence of the Board, I hereby dismiss the aforementioned grievances.
Dated at Toronto this 29th day of May 2006.