Translation Policy: This specialized publication of awards, decisions and summaries is available in English only according to Regulation 671/92 which exempts it from translation under the French Language Services Act. To obtain information in French, please contact the Ontario Police Arbitration and Adjudication Commission at OPAAC@ontario.ca or 416-314-3520.
N.B. Awards and decisions relating to hearings where the clients have participated in both English and French will be released in both languages simultaneously.
Duty of Fair Representation
Individual officers may not bring grievances against a Police Services Board. However, arbitral jurisprudence to date has allowed individual officers to bring a “duty of fair representation” (DFR) grievance against a Police Association.
| Classification | Award # | Award Date | Arbitrator | Municipality |
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ARBITRABILITY - Collective agreement limitations Matters outside agreement - Uniform members - Complaint alleging violation of duty of fair representation - Complainant contending public statements by board member defamed him - Conduct of board members governed by regulation - No link between alleged defamation and collective agreement - Association did not owe a duty of fair representation with respect to matters outside its exclusive bargaining agency - Complaint dismissed.
See Also: Associations, ARBITRABILITY - Collective agreement limitations |
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07/12/2024 | Snow, H. | Thunder Bay |
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