GSB#2012-2199, 2012-2521, 2012-4006, 2012-4227, 2013-0538

UNION#2012-0368-0132, 2012-0368-0151, 2013-0368-0003, 2010-0368-0181, 2013-0368-0049

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Fraser et al)

Union

• and -

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

Employer

BEFORE

Barry Stephens

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Jane Letton Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes LLP Barristers and Solicitors Counsel

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Kevin Dorgan Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Counsel

CONFERENCE CALL

October 27, 2014

Decision

1The grievances before me in this case relate to claims for improper balancing of hours.

2The case convened for hearing on October 8, 2014. After discussing the grievances, which involve upwards of one hundred grievors, I decided it was necessary to make an interim order with respect to procedure in order to streamline the process and make the best use of hearing time. Part of that order was a direction for a preliminary conference call hearing dealing with the grievance allegations related to Appendix COR1 Schedule A.

3This decision is issued in accordance with Article 22.16 of the collective agreement, and is without prejudice or precedent.

4Some of the issues raised in the grievances relate to alleged violations of Appendix COR1 Schedule A. The employer raised a preliminary objection that these issues should be dismissed since none of the grievors works in a designated Schedule A position.

5After considering the submissions of the parties, I find the preliminary objection should be upheld.