GSB# 2019-1477; 2019-1478; 2019-1968; 2019-2737; 2020-1085; 2020-2344; 2020-2345; 2020-2594; 2021-0132; 2021-0133; 2021-0171; 2021-0172; 2021-0308; 2021-0532;

2021-0666; 2021-0698; 2021-0699; 2021-0700

UNION#2019-0229-0027; 2019-0229-0028; 2019-0229-0048; 2020-0229-0003; 2020-0229-0038; 2020-0229-0297; 2020-0229-0298; 2020-0229-0299; 2021-0229-0008; 2021-0229-0009; 2021-0229-0018; 2021-0229-0019; 2021-0229-0028; 2021-0229-0029;

2021-0229-0037; 2021-0229-0040; 2021-0229-0041; 2021-0229-0042

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Roy)

Union

• and -

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

Employer

BEFORE

Nimal Dissanayake

Arbitrator

FOR THE UNION

Ed Holmes Ryder Wright Blair & Holmes LLP Counsel

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Maria Kristina Aszenci Treasury Board Secretariat Legal Services Branch Counsel

HEARING

August 16, 2021

Decision

1The Board is seized of a number of variously dated and related grievances filed by Mr. Barry Roy, an employee at the Ontario Correctional Institute.

2At the hearing there was discussion on a number of process/case management issues, including particulars and disclosure of documents. On the basis of those discussions the Board orders as follows.

3The union and the employer shall provide to each other full and sufficiently comprehensive written particulars of the material facts on which they rely on in this proceeding, and also provide each other with copies of any documents, physical or electronic, that are in its possession, which it intends to rely on or are arguably relevant to the issues in dispute in this proceeding.

4The foregoing orders shall be carried out in accordance with the following timetable:

(a) On or before September 24, 2021, the union shall provide to the employer its particulars and documents as ordered by the Board.

(b) On or before November 5, 2021, the employer shall provide to the union its particulars and documents as ordered by the Board.

(c) On or before November 5, 2021, the employer shall also raise with the union any issues/objections it has in relation to the union’s particulars and/or documents, as well as any preliminary motions it intends to make in this proceeding.

5The parties shall attempt to resolve any issues/ objections raised by the employer with regard to the union’s particulars and disclosure, as well as anticipated motions. Any such disputes that are not resolved may be put to the Board for determination.

6The issuance of the instant order does not preclude either party from seeking production of additional documents after each other’s positions on the issues in dispute are better defined following the exchange of particulars and documents in compliance with the Board order.

7The parties may on agreement change the timetable set out herein.

8The Board remains seized, and this proceeding will continue on the dates scheduled.