GSB# 2020-1839; 2020-1840; 2020-1841; 2020-1842; 2020-1843; 2020-1844; 2020-1845; 2020-1861; 2020-1927

UNION# 2020-0337-0001; 2020-0337-0002; 2020-0337-0003; 2020-0337-0004; 2020-0337-0005; 2020-0337-0006; 2020-0337-0007; 2020-0337-0008; 2020-0337-0009

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Rudd et al)

Union

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services)

Employer

BEFORE

Ken Petryshen

Arbitrator

FOR THE UNION

Ed Holmes Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes LLP Counsel

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Julia Evans Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Senior Counsel

HEARING

February 17, 2021

DECISION

1I have nine discipline grievances before me that were filed on behalf of five Grievors employed as Youth Services Officers at the Brookside Youth Centre. Having regard to the nature of the documents that will be produced in this proceeding, I hereby make the following directions:

1. The production of documents, which includes video and photographs, by the Employer in this proceeding is subject to the following conditions:

a. The confidentiality of these documents shall be maintained;

b. Neither the documents nor their contents shall be disseminated or discussed with anyone outside of this arbitration process;

c. The documents shall not be put to any use outside of this arbitration process;

d. Subject to the terms below, the documents shall not be copied, but for copies that are required for the Arbitrator, each party’s counsel, each party’s advisors, or a witness during the hearing;

e. Union counsel may provide a copy to each of the Grievors for the purposes of this case, however, the conditions of production apply to each Grievor and at the end of this case she/they must return her copy to Union counsel, who will return that copy to the Employer or destroy that copy, including any copy received electronically, and confirm that it has been destroyed;

f. The only copies to remain at the conclusion of the arbitration are the copies in the possession of the Arbitrator and Counsel for each of the two parties, which are to remain in the care and control of each party’s Counsel.