A foreman who threatened to “beat the head off” a co-worker was legitimately fired, and not because of his support for a union organizing drive, the Ontario Labour Relations Board… …
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Worker’s silence on return date sinks Statistics Canada dismissal grievance
A Statistics Canada employee who spent almost three years on medical leave without ever giving the employer a return-to-work date has lost his grievance challenging his dismissal, the Federal Public …
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BC arbitrator suspends breathalyzer testing of school assistant
An arbitrator has ordered a British Columbia school district to suspend a medical monitoring program requiring a special education assistant to submit to thrice-daily breathalyzer tests and random uri… Free …
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PREMIUM Parks Canada worker’s horn-honking after firing for pursuing young colleague bars reinstatement
A Kouchibouguac National Park maintenance worker fired after years of pursuing a young colleague has had his termination overturned and replaced with a 30-day suspension, but he will not get… …
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PREMIUM Steam Whistle brewery certified without vote after firing union organizer
A Toronto brewery worker who refused to take part in firing a co-worker was let go from his job two weeks after being promoted to supervisor, a decision the Ontario… …
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PREMIUM Unifor breached duty of fair representation for BC Transit worker in vaccine fight: Board
A Victoria transit worker whose religious exemption grievance was withdrawn after his own union’s membership voted against sending it to arbitration has won a finding that Unifor breached its duty… …
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B.C. government worker denied request to keep teleworking from Edmonton to care for daughter
A BC Public Service Agency employee seeking to continue working remotely from Edmonton to help care for his daughter has been denied an interim order that would have let him …
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Board rejects UBC professor’s bid to revisit failed union complaint
A University of British Columbia professor’s request to have his failed complaint against his faculty union reconsidered has been denied by the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, which found no …
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City of Saskatoon’s failure to probe mechanic’s bipolar disorder voids firing
A Saskatoon Fleet Services worker fired for chronic absenteeism has had his termination set aside after an arbitration board found the city failed to look further into his bipolar disorder …
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PREMIUM Teachers at B.C. school district can take personal leave in partial days: Arbitrator
A British Columbia school district breached its collective agreement by deducting more personal leave time from a part-time teacher’s bank than she had actually taken off work, a labour arbitrator… …


