GSB# 2021-0852

UNION# 2021-0252-0014

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Chahal)

Union

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of the Solicitor General)

Employer

BEFORE

Ian Anderson

Arbitrator

FOR THE UNION

Alex Andrews Ontario Public Service Employees Union Grievance Officer

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Victoria Tsiaras Treasury Board Secretariat Employee Relations Advisor

HEARING

October 28, 2021

DECISION

1The Employer and the Union agreed to participate in the Expedited Mediation-Arbitration process in accordance with the negotiated protocol. The majority of the grievances are normally settled pursuant to that process. However, if a grievance remains unresolved the protocol provides that an Arbitrator of the Board, based on the evidence provided during the mediation session, will immediately decide the grievance. The decision will be without reasons, without precedent and prejudice and will be issued within fifteen working days of the mediation unless the parties agree otherwise.

2The Grievor is the Food Services Supervisor at the Niagara Detention Centre (“NDC”). This is a bargaining unit position. Her duties include scheduling related functions for approximately four other kitchen staff and other duties as assigned. There are four other related departments at NDC: laundry, maintenance, cleaning and stores. Maintenance has its own “supervisor”. Laundry, cleaning and stores, each of which has only one employee, do not. The Grievor has been assigned scheduling related functions in relation to the other four departments. She grieves this is in violation of the collective agreement.

3Having considered the representations of the parties, the grievances are denied.