Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Regulations

Marginal note:Request for arbitration

47 A request for arbitration under subsection 136(1) of the Act that is made to the Chairperson must be filed with the Board and signed by the authorized representative of the requestor and must contain the following information:

• (a) the names and contact information of the requestor and its authorized representative;

• (b) the name and contact information of the other party to the dispute;

• (c) a detailed description of the bargaining unit in respect of which the request was made;

• (d) the date on which the notice to bargain collectively was given under section 105 of the Act;

• (e) the most recent date, before the date on which the notice to bargain collectively was given, on which the Board recorded a dispute resolution process chosen by the bargaining agent in relation to the bargaining unit;

• (f) the steps that have been taken, including the dates of meetings that have been held and the progress that has been made in collective bargaining, after the notice to bargain collectively was given;

• (g) the terms or conditions of employment for which arbitration is requested;

• (h) the proposals, in both official languages, concerning the arbitral award to be made in respect of the terms or conditions of employment;

• (i) any request for the establishment of an arbitration board consisting of three members under subsection 140(1) of the Act;

• (j) a copy of the most recent collective agreement; and

• (k) the date of the request for arbitration.