Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Hunt et al) v. The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Attorney General), 2010 CanLII 38775

GSB#2001-0534, 2003-2944, 2008-3397

UNION#2001-0551-0001, 2003-0999-0023, 2008-0526-0018

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Hunt et al)

Union

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Attorney General)

Employer

BEFORE

Randi H. Abramsky

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Tim Hannigan Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes, LLP Barristers and Solicitors

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Len Hatzis Ministry of Government Services Counsel

TELECONFERENCE

April 22, 2010.

DECISION

1On April 22, 2010, a conference call as held, at which the Union requested an extension of time until May 17, 2010 to provide the particulars ordered in the Board’s decision of March 11, 2010.

2Counsel for the Union stated that the Union was diligently working on the particulars, but that, given the number of employees involved (in excess of 400), the task was time-consuming and difficult. The Employer opposed the request.

3As stated during the conference call, the Union’s request for the extension is granted. The Union provided valid reasons for its request. As noted in paragraph 3 of the Board’s March 11, 2010 decision, the original time frame provided a “relatively brief timeline for compliance.”

4The Union is to make its best efforts to complete the required particulars by May 17, 2010.

5The hearing in this matter will continue on June 2, 2010.