Ontario Labour Relations Board
0657-00-U Anthony Barry, Applicant v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, Responding Party v. Toronto District School Board, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Laura Trachuk, Vice-Chair
DECISION OF THE BOARD; September 28, 2000
The Board has received a request for reconsideration of its decision of July 5, 2000. The request for reconsideration was filed on September 25, 2000, well beyond the 20 day period specified in the Board’s Rules of Procedure. In any case, the request for reconsideration contains nothing which would lead the Board to reconsider. Mr. Barry complains about the way a mediation meeting was conducted by a Labour Relations Officer. However, that process has nothing to do with the Vice-Chair’s decision to dismiss the application. Labour Relations Officers hold such meetings in strict confidentiality and do not report on them except to advise as to whether the matter has been resolved.
The Board’s decision of July 5 was based strictly on the information in the applicant’s pleadings. The fact that there was a 10 month delay between arbitration dates simply cannot support a claim that the union violated section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”).
This request for reconsideration is therefore denied.
“Laura Trachuk”
for the Board