Dartmouth (City of) v Police Assn of Nova Scotia (PANS), Local 101

Authors

Innis Christie, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Charles A. MacDougall
Gregory I. North

Document Type

Arbitration Decision

Publication Date

11-13-1984

Keywords

Collective Agreement, Job Descriptions, Special Rate, Past Practice, Ambiguity, Classification

Abstract

The Collective Agreement specifies there is to be a two man canine section but does not include job descriptions. Due to the expense the Employer did not fill a vacancy in the section until a grievance was filed. The Employer filled the position and paid the constable the special rate but did not provide any training equipment or a dog. The Union grieves this arguing past practice ought to be used to resolve the latent ambiguity in classification. The Employer argues it has fulfilled all obligations under the Agreement.

Comments

Summary available only on CanLii.

Recommended Citation

Dartmouth (City of) v Police Assn of Nova Scotia (PANS), Local 101 (1984), 1984 CanLII 4528 (NSLA) (Arbitrator: Innis Christie).