GSB#2004-3859

UNION#2005-0234-0017

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Collins et al)

Union

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services)

Employer

BEFORE

Felicity D. Briggs

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Nick Mustari Ontario Public Service Employees Union Grievance Officer

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Greg Gledhill Ministry of Government Services Centre for Employee Relations Employee Relations Advisor

HEARING

March 11, 2014

Decision

1The Employer and the Union at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex agreed to participate in the Expedited Mediation-Arbitration process in accordance with the negotiated Protocol. Many of the grievances were settled through that process. However, a few grievances remained unresolved and therefore require a decision from this Board. The Protocol provides that decisions will be issued within a relatively short period of time after the actual mediation sessions and will be without reasons. Further, the decision is to be without prejudice and precedent.

2John Collins was a plumber working for Maplehurst. In early 2005 he and 3 others filed a grievance stating that “inmates were used to do unionized work over Xmas vacation time.” The work that they were referring to was work done by housekeeping staff.

3After reviewing the facts and submissions made in this regard, I must dismiss the grievance.