The Union filed a bargaining unit integrity grievance alleging that the Employer violated the collective agreement by using fee-for-service Native Inmate Liaison Officers (NILOs) to perform bargaining unit work.
Several third-party service providers sought intervener status in the arbitration.
The Grievance Settlement Board denied the request, finding that the service providers' interests were purely contractual and indirect.
Because the core dispute concerned whether the work belonged to the bargaining unit, the service providers did not have a direct interest grounded in labour or employment law sufficient to warrant standing.
