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Jascy General Construction Inc. / Bricklayers, Masons Independent Union of Canada, Local 1, Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183, and Masonry Council of Unions Toronto and Vicinity (Ontario Ministry of Labour)

Why it matters

A labour arbitration between Jascy General Construction Inc. and Bricklayers, Masons Independent Union of Canada, Local 1, Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183, and Masonry Council of Unions Toronto and Vicinity, on the issue of bargaining unit work contracting out. The arbitrator was Eli Gedalof. 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

The detail

Parties: Jascy General Construction Inc. and Bricklayers, Masons Independent Union of Canada, Local 1, Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183, and Masonry Council of Unions Toronto and Vicinity

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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