Essar Steel Algoma Inc. / United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local 2251
Ontario Ministry of Labour · Labour arbitration (Ontario) · Ontario, Canada · 2020-05-21
Why it matters
A labour arbitration between Essar Steel Algoma Inc. and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local 2251, on the issue of other termination of employment. The arbitrator was Dana Randall. 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 Essar Steel Algoma Inc. and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local 2251, on the issue of other termination of employment. The arbitrator was Dana Randall. 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: Essar Steel Algoma Inc. and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, Local 2251
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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