Information Bulletin No. 8 (Interim)

Arbitrators List

April 1, 1998

The Board has recently completed its consultative process with the Labour Management Review Committee in regards to the list of arbitrators maintained by the Board.

A number of concerns were raised during this process relating to the following issues:

a) The continued endorsement of the existing list of arbitrators

b) Any requirement for new appointments

c) Review of the existing selection criteria

The members of the Arbitrators Advisory Committee have agreed to undertake a review of these issues in the latter part of 1998.

During this interim period, the existing list of arbitrators will remain in effect until March 1, 1999. With one caveat.

Each time a matter is referred to the expedited process, the employer and union will have the opportunity to inform the Board offices that they do not wish a particular arbitrator to be appointed to that matter.

Each party will have only one veto per referral. Once your decision has been declared to the Board Clerk, an arbitrator will be selected on the basis of who is next available.

The Board will be monitoring the decisions made in this regard for consideration by the Advisory Committee and the Board's consideration of the list.

If you have any questions, please contact the Board's Registrar, Ms. Janet Duff, at 945-4276.

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