Unity Health Toronto breached its collective agreement by using registered practical nurses (RPNs) and personal support workers (PSWs) from third-party staffing agencies in a manner that placed them under the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator clarifies scope of ‘disrespectful conduct’ in Government of Yukon’s workplace policy
The Government of Yukon’s Respectful Workplace Policy and its collective agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) came under scrutiny after a policy grievance was filed by the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace News
B.C. nurses who refused COVID vaccine lose a fight with their union
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The 83 …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedPrivacy
Forestry company in B.C. breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A division of a forestry and construction company with an office in Prince George lost a review of an arbitrator’s decision that awarded fallers …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OPSEU’s grievance over late issuance of workload forms at Confederation College can proceed: Arbitrator
A union grievance alleging that Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., failed to issue faculty workload assignment forms on time will proceed, following the dismissal of the college’s preliminary objection. …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses union grievance over four-day work week at Ontario Clean Water Agency
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance challenging the Ontario Clean Water Agency’s decision to assign Transmission Maintenance Employees (TMEs) to a five-day, eight-hour schedule (5 x 8), rather than …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Purolator ordered to pay more than $200,000 in lost wages, benefits to driver who was fired without cause and later reinstated
A Purolator driver has been awarded more than $210,000 after an arbitrator ruled the company did not have cause to fire him. In a detailed remedy award involving Purolator and …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Finance head reinstated at Mohawk Council of Kanesatake following labour tribunal ruling
By Marcus Bankuti | The Eastern Door Marie-Claude Bernard, the former finance head for the disbanded Emergency Response Unit (ERU), has been reinstated to her position at the Mohawk Council of …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust CauseWorkplace Violence
Alberta driver’s firing over racist remarks, violent threats upheld by arbitrator
A driver’s termination for alleged racist comments and violent threats — including stating “I hate blacks,” raising his arm and saying “white power,” and threatening to “go postal” — has …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to keep hospital worker, terminated for misconduct, in the loop about accusations: Board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 139, to reconsider a duty of fair representation ruling that found it …
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