Payroll Grievance Update

Hello members,

As noted in our last Payroll Grievance hotline, the arbitrator originally assigned to this file has since closed their practice. A new arbitrator has now been agreed upon and formally appointed. 

Under the previous arbitrator, the Union had filed an application seeking an order to compel the employer to submit to an independent, external payroll data audit prior to the scheduled arbitration hearings, something we believe is necessary given the persistent irregularities and unexplained discrepancies in the employer’s payroll data. That request is now before the new arbitrator for consideration. 

True to form, the employer continues to resist transparency, insisting their internal data is reliable, a claim that stands in stark contrast to the lived reality of affected members. At present, the parties are exchanging written submissions on the audit request. Once that issue is adjudicated, the finalizing of hearing dates will follow. 

In Solidarity, 

USW Local 1944