ARBITRATION: JUNE 21, 2011

USE OF INDIVIDUAL DAYS:

The Union and the Employer have come to a settlement with conditions.

The Board used for this arbitration is to remain seized. What this means is that if the Union and the Employer cannot meet and come to an agreement the Arbitrator will give us a ruling immediately.

The settlement that we agreed on is as follows:

 

·        employees may at any time apply for individual VTO including at peak times

 

·        the Employer does not have a policy of a black out period for individual VTO

 

·        no application will be refused on the basis of a black out period

 

·        the decision of approval or denial is made entirely on availability and operational requirement as provided in the Collective Agreement

 

·        it was clear that this will apply this summer as in other times during the year

 

·        it was agreed there would be a meeting to put together a procedure to follow for scheduling individual VTO days

 

·        if that meeting is satisfactory to the Union grievances will be withdrawn       

 

·        the Union can ask Arbitrator to reconvene the hearing if it is not satisfied