GSB#2009-1597, 2009-1598

UNION#2009-0710-0003, 2009-0629-0001

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Union)

Union

• and -

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

Employer

BEFORE

Ken Petryshen

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Richard Blair Ryder Wright Blair and Holmes LLP Barristers and Solicitors

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Omar Shahab Ministry of Government Services Counsel

HEARING

May 4, 2010.

Decision

1There are two Union grievances before me which allege that the Ministry of

the Attorney has contravened the Collective Agreement “by allowing non-ministry employees to perform bargaining unit work in the Victim/Witness Program”. The grievance dated April 2, 2009 relates to the Sudbury Region and the one dated June 8, 2009, pertains to Thunder Bay.

2Having regard to the agreement of the parties at the hearing at Toronto on

May 4, 2010, I hereby make the following order:

(1) The Employer is ordered to produce all arguably relevant documentation

concerning this matter to Union counsel not later than June 30, 2010. The

parties may agree on consent to extend this deadline.

(2) The material produced, including any confidential material, is to be used only for purposes related to this proceeding.

(3) The parties are to continue to confer with respect to determining the

categories of documents which are arguably relevant for production. Any

issue concerning the production of particular documents or categories of

documents, including any question of privilege, will be dealt with by

teleconference by Vice Chair Ken Petryshen if the parties are unable to agree.