An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a long-serving unionized truck driver at the Regional Municipality of Niagara after allegations of bullying, disrespectful comments, and threatening violent behaviour towards co-workers …
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Canada Post truck driver reinstated after being fired for breaching safety protocols three times
A Canada Post truck driver has been reinstated after he was fired for three safety-related incidents involving unsecured doors on the back of his vehicle. The incidents all happened within …
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Nova Scotia health worker who said she was unfairly removed from union Facebook group has DFR complaint dismissed
A staff clerk at the Nova Scotia Health Authority who said she was unfairly removed from a union Facebook group, among other charges, has had her duty of fair representation …
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Tenured prof at Toronto Metropolitan University has suspension slashed from 2 weeks to 2 days for violating civility policy
A tenured professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) has had her suspension for allegedly breaching the school’s policy on workplace civility and respect reduced from two weeks to two days …
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Workers at Ryder warehouse can spend $250 uniform allowance on any CSA-approved footwear or winter gear: Arbitrator
Unionized workers at Ryder Integrated Logistics’ warehouse in Caledon, Ont., can spend a new $250 uniform allowance on any CSA-approved footwear or winter gear, according to a ruling by an …
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Flight crew members at Exploits Valley Air Services who were laid off 12 months, paid severance lost recall rights: N.L. court
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has upheld an arbitrator’s ruling that unionized flight crew members at Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS) who were laid off during the pandemic, …
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Skylink Express did not violate collective agreement by requiring pilots to load, unload cargo: Arbitrator
Skylink Express, a regional cargo operator based in Mississauga, Ont., did not violate its collective agreement with Unifor by requiring its pilots to perform cargo loading and unloading duties, an …
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Employer granted injunction to stop Unifor from blocking entrance to Del Monte facility in Oshawa, Ont.
A company that provides workers, supervisors, and other personnel to Del Monte’s fresh produce picking and packaging facility in Oshawa, Ont., has been granted an injunction against Unifor in an …
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Arbitrator dismisses grievance after Sudbury cop on probation fired, citing lack of jurisdiction under Police Services Act
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance filed by the Sudbury Police Association against the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board over the termination of a probationary police officer, citing lack of …
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Safeway’s banning of union buttons that read ‘Greed-Flation Hurts!’ and ‘I can’t afford to shop here’ did not breach labour code: Board
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed two complaints against grocery giant Sobeys Capital related to controversial buttons that the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) distributed to staff at …