The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-04-05, Page 28,•Y
PAGE 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979
Fr
ueen's
Park
BY JACK RIDDELL
MPP
The government has
introduced a Bill
proposing a major
'overhaul of grievance
arbitration, which would
eliminate delay§ and
reduce costs. This issue
of costly delays in ar-
bitration procedures has
been a centre of con-
troversy for a long time.
Each year, tens of
thousands of grievances
are filed in Ontario on
behalf of • Union mem-
bers, among which are
some 1,000 arbitration
cases. Unions have
complained about long
delays in the disposition
of arbitration cases, the
cost of taking a case to
arbitration; and the
problems of workers who
have been discharged
and have to wait up to a
year or more for an ar-
bitrator's decision.
The Minister of Labour,
Dr. Robert Elgie, in-
troducing the bill,
maintained that its
adoption would give this
Province one of the finest
grievance arbitration.
systems in North
America. It would cut
delays by setting time
limits, giving the
Minister power to appoint
single arbitrators . and
establish fees for them.
The Ontario` Federation
of Labour has com-
plained that the ..
grievance arbitration
system has been a
failure; and that the
inequities of high cost,
delay and harsh penalties
have brought the system
intoaisrepute among the
people it is supposed to
serve.
After several weeks of
severe criticism by the
Opposition Parties, the
Ontario Government and
the province's doctors
have promised that'
services at public
hospitals will be
available at no more than
Ontario Health Insurance
Plan rates. • However,
doctors will still have the
right to join or opt out of
the Plan.
In a statement to the
Legislature, the Minister
of Health, Dennis Tim-
brell,said that the
government, the Ontario
Medical Association and
the Ontario Hospital
Association have agreed
to begin talks aimed at
\ensuring "that in every
public hospital in Ontario
the patient will have a
choice of access to
physicians' services at
OHIP rates."
The Minister, OMA 'and
OHA met frequently to
discuss areas of mutual
concern. Among the
commitments made
were: OMA will un-
dertake to help citizens in
obtaining the services of
an Opt -in physician. They
will publicize a telephone
number which anyone in
the province can call, toll
free, for the name of a
doctor in the plan in his
community, if there is
one. .
A doctor will have to
tell patients, in advance
of services, when they
will be charged more
than the OHIP rate. If
prior notice is not given
the .patient will riot have
tctpay the extra charge.
If problems persist, the
government "will have
little choice but to con-
sider some form of
consumer protection
Legislation."
The Health Ministry
and the OMA have also
agreed on the principles
of a new procedure to
negotiate a fee schedule.
Timbrell told the
Legislature that" the
Chairman of the joint
OMA -Health Ministry
negotiating committee
will become an in-
dependent fact -finder on
the fee question. Timbrell
said he hopes a fee rate
can be established that
would be considered fair
by both doctors and the
public.
STUDENT JOBS
Ontario's Student
Venture Capital program
will provide $215,000 in
interest free loans during
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