Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC) has been ordered to pay $20,000 in damages to a conductor after failing to comply with a reinstatement order for more than two years, …
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Northern Health contractor should have consulted union: arbitrator
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen An arbitrator found a Northern Health contractor violated the Labour Relations Code when it did not consult the BC General Employees’ Union before implementing …
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Edmonton bus driver, fired for safety violations, loses duty of fair representation fight against union
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed an unfair labour practice complaint brought by a former Edmonton transit operator who alleged his union failed to fairly represent him in disciplinary …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
B.C.’s top court quashes Okanagan College’s appeal in LTD benefits case
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has quashed an appeal brought by Okanagan College over an arbitrator’s ruling on age-based long-term disability (LTD) benefits, finding it lacked jurisdiction to hear …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Arbitrator upholds discharge of millwright who breached last chance agreement at Maple Leaf Foods
An Ontario labour arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving millwright at Maple Leaf Foods Inc. after finding that he violated a binding last chance agreement (LCA) in three …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedPrivacy
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects employer’s challenge to arbitrator’s ruling on dash cams in trucks
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an employer’s attempt to challenge a labour arbitrator’s ruling that found in-cab surveillance cameras breached workers’ privacy rights, holding that the dispute …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
University of Windsor employee’s human rights application tossed after arbitration found to be fair and final
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application from a University of Windsor technologist who alleged workplace discrimination, finding that the substance of his complaint had already been …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union loses unfair labour practice complaint over delayed bonus payments at Cornerstone Credit Union
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an unfair labour practice application filed by the Saskatchewan Joint Board Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), ruling that Cornerstone Credit Union …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Fire & Flower’s communications during union drive not unfair labour practice, Saskatchewan board rules
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an unfair labour practice application by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1400, ruling that communications sent by Fire & Flower …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Court upholds dismissal of OPSEU grievances over COVID-19 safety issues at prison, citing issue estoppel and collateral attack
The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision dismissing grievances by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) related to COVID-19 safety concerns at the Ontario Correctional Institute, concluding …
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