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Elementary Teachers' Federation Of Ontario / Service Employees International Union Local 2, Brewery, General and Professional Workers' Union

Ontario Ministry of Labour · Labour arbitration (Ontario) · Ontario, Canada · 2025-09-02

Why it matters

A labour arbitration between Elementary Teachers' Federation Of Ontario and Service Employees International Union Local 2, Brewery, General and Professional Workers' Union, on the issue of working conditions. The arbitrator was Kelly Waddingham. For a student, it is an example of how Ontario's grievance arbitration system resolves disputes under a collective agreement: a neutral arbitrator interprets the agreement and issues a binding award, the everyday machinery of Canadian labour law.

Summary

A labour arbitration between Elementary Teachers' Federation Of Ontario and Service Employees International Union Local 2, Brewery, General and Professional Workers' Union, on the issue of working conditions. The arbitrator was Kelly Waddingham. For a student, it is an example of how Ontario's grievance arbitration system resolves disputes under a collective agreement: a neutral arbitrator interprets the agreement and issues a binding award, the everyday machinery of Canadian labour law.

The detail

Parties: Elementary Teachers' Federation Of Ontario and Service Employees International Union Local 2, Brewery, General and Professional Workers' Union

Outcome: See the published award for the arbitrator's decision.

Applicable law: Ontario Labour Relations Act; the parties' collective agreement

Issues in play: Collective agreement interpretation

Read the full decision at Ontario Ministry of Labour

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