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Canadian Association of Professional Employees v. Library of Parliament

Collection FPSLREB Decisions
Decision Rendered 2012-05-22
Citation 2012 PSLRB 60
File Number 485-LP-47
Before Casper M. Bloom
Decision Type Labour Relations
Subject Terms Terms of reference
Original Language English
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Parliamentary Employment and 
Staff Relations Act

Coat of Arms - Armoiries
  • Date:  2012-05-22
  • File:  485-LP-47
  • Citation:  2012 PSLRB 60

Before the
Public Service Labour Relations Board

IN THE MATTER OF
THE PARLIAMENTARY EMPLOYMENT AND STAFF RELATIONS ACT
and a dispute affecting
the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, as bargaining agent,
and the Library of Parliament, as employer,
in respect of the employees in the Research Officer and Research Assistant Sub-group
in the Research and Library Services Group bargaining unit


Indexed as
Canadian Association of Professional Employees v. Library of Parliament


TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR ARBITRATION


To:
Renaud Paquet, William Krause and Jacques Sabourin,
Members of the Board for the purposes of the arbitration in the above-cited matter

For the Bargaining Agent:
Peter Engelmann, Counsel

For the Employer:
Carole Piette, Counsel

Issued on basis of written submissions
dated April 4, 17, 27 and May 3, 2012.

1 By letter dated April 4, 2012, pursuant to section 50 of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act (PESRA), the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (“the bargaining agent”) requested arbitration for the Research Officer and Research Assistant Sub-group in the Research and Library Services Group bargaining unit. Attached to that letter, the bargaining agent provided a list of the terms and conditions of employment that it wished to refer to arbitration. That letter, the terms and conditions of employment and supporting material are attached hereto as SCHEDULE 1.

2 The Library of Parliament (“the employer”), pursuant to section 51 of the PESRA, by letter of April 17, 2012, provided its position on the terms and conditions of employment that the bargaining agent wished to refer to arbitration. The employer also provided a list of additional terms and conditions of employment that it wished to have referred to arbitration. That letter and supporting material are attached hereto as SCHEDULE 2.

3 On April 27, 2012, the bargaining agent provided its comments on the additional terms and conditions of employment that the employer wished to refer to arbitration. That letter and supporting material are attached hereto as SCHEDULE 3.

4 On May 3, 2012, the employer provided its comments to the bargaining agent’s letter of April 27, 2012 and that letter is attached hereto as SCHEDULE 4.

5 Accordingly, pursuant to section 52 of the PESRA, the panel of the Board established for the purpose of the arbitration in this matter is to render an arbitral award on those matters in dispute that are set out as outstanding in SCHEDULE 1 to SCHEDULE 4 attached hereto.

Dated May 22, 2012.

Casper M. Bloom, Q.C., Ad. E.,
Chairperson

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