Sapa Canada Inc. / United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (on behalf of its Local 9042)
Ontario Ministry of Labour · Labour arbitration (Ontario) · Ontario, Canada · 2016-11-07
Why it matters
A labour arbitration between Sapa Canada Inc. and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (on behalf of its Local 9042), on the issue of contracting out. The arbitrator was Kevin Burkett. 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 Sapa Canada Inc. and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (on behalf of its Local 9042), on the issue of contracting out. The arbitrator was Kevin Burkett. 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: Sapa Canada Inc. and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (on behalf of its Local 9042)
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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