2353-00-PS The Ottawa Transition Board, Applicant v. The Ottawa-Carleton Public Employees’ Union Local 503, The Civic Institute of Professional Personnel of Ottawa-Carleton, The Ontario Nurses’ Association, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2187, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2617, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4159, Teamsters Local Union 91, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1525, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1670, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2753, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1246, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1021, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3438, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2293, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2504-01, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2753-01, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1525-1, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2504, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 20, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (Local 471), Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Association, Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Senior Officers’ Association, The Cumberland Township Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 2621 International Association of Fire Fighters, The City of Kanata Professional Fire Fighters Association, Nepean Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, Local 1484 International Association of Fire Fighters, and Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters Association, Responding Parties v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Christopher J. Albertyn, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; December 11, 2001
1This is an application under the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (“the Act”).
2The dispute between the Ottawa Public Library Board and CUPE, Local 503 concerning the bargaining unit description which will apply to Local 503’s bargaining unit in the Ottawa Public Library has been resolved.
3Accordingly, under the provisions of the Act, the Board declares Local 503 to be the bargaining agent of the following bargaining unit:
all employees of the Ottawa Public Library Board save and except Managers and those persons above the rank of Manager, Planning Officers, three (3) administrative assistants to the City Librarian and one (1) Administrative Assistant per Division Manager, and any other persons excluded under the provisions of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995.
Clarity Note: The parties agree that the position of “Manager” as set out in this scope clause includes the positions set out in the attached list of “Manager” (Appendix “A”).
With respect to the creation of any new position of “Manager”, the Parties agree that a position that meets the following criteria shall be excluded from the bargaining unit.
a) a Manager of any new library branch or branches; and/or
b) a person excluded from the bargaining unit under the provisions of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995.
The Parties also agree that the inclusion or exclusion of volunteers, summer students and co-op students in the bargaining unit shall be discussed during negotiations.
APPENDIX ‘A’
Manager, Virtual Library Services
Manger, Collection Development Services
Manager, Adult and Readers Advisory Services
Manager, Technical Services
Manager, Reference Services
Manager, Circulation Services
Manager, Access, Outreach and Volunteer Services
Manager, Elmvale Acres and Alta Vista Branches
Manager, Blossom Park, Osgodde, Vernon, Metcalfe, Greely Branches
Manager, Cumberland and Orleans Branches
Manager, Rockcliffe Park, Rideau, Vanier and St-Laurent Branches
Manager, North Gloucester and Blackburn Hamlet Branches
Manager, Children and Youth Services
Manager, Rosemount and Sunnyside Branches
Manager, Centrepointe Branch
Manager, Stittsvile, North Gower, Manotick, Munster and Richmond Branches
Manager, Community Partnerships and Programming
Manager, Emerald Plaza and Carlingwood Branches
Manager, Centennial and Ruth E. Dickinson Branches
Manager, Beaverbrook, Hazeldean, Carp, Fitzroy Harbour and Constance & Buckham’s Bay Branches
4The hearing scheduled for January 22 to 25, 2002 is cancelled.
“Christopher J. Albertyn”
for the Board