Toronto Hydro had just cause to terminate workers who refused to comply with its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled, but those workers remain entitled to termination… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Arbitrator awards labour relations specialist $57,000 after wrongful firing by COPE Ontario
An Ontario arbitrator has ordered the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Ontario to pay $56,990.12 in damages to a former labour relations specialist who was terminated over unpro… …
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OPSEU’s charter challenge to age-70 benefits cutoff forces 11th-hour adjournment
An Ontario arbitrator has granted a union’s request to adjourn an arbitration hearing over the discontinuance of a hospital worker’s benefits at age 70, despite the employer’s strong objection that …
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Arbitrator denies union’s bid for historical accommodation records in remote work fight
The Grievance Settlement Board has dismissed a request by the Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO) for pre-hearing production of years’ worth… Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of Alberta Health Services worker absent nearly three years
An Alberta arbitrator has upheld Alberta Health Services’ decision to terminate a lead hand who had been off work on disability for almost three years, finding the employer met the… …
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Ontario nurses launch Charter challenge to overturn 1965 arbitration law
The Ontario Nurses’ Association has filed a constitutional challenge seeking to strike down a 1965 law that bans hospital and long-term care nurses from taking job action. The union says …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Arbitrator dismisses coal miner’s grievance after worker intimidated witnesses
An arbitrator has dismissed a coal miner’s wrongful dismissal grievance against Elk Valley Resources after finding the worker sent intimidating messages to material witnesses scheduled to testify against him in… …
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PREMIUM Vaughan, Ont., firefighter wins right to apply for training officer role past age 60
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that the City of Vaughan breached its collective agreement and the Ontario Human Rights Code when it refused to consider a 60-year-old suppression firefighter for… …
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NB Power engineer wins extra responsibility pay for 10-week shutdown role
An arbitrator has ruled that an engineer at New Brunswick Power Corporation’s Coleson Cove Generating Station was entitled to extra responsibility pay for a 10-week assignment overseeing a contractor … …
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PREMIUM B.C. teacher reinstated after anti-mask convoy lesson to elementary students
A British Columbia arbitrator has reinstated a Richmond elementary teacher who was dismissed after delivering an unauthorized classroom presentation supporting the 2022 trucker convoy and opposing pandemic mask and vaccine… …