A manufacturer of retail store fixtures in Ontario lost its termination case against a unionized worker not because it lacked reasons to fire him — but because it waited too …
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Ontario court upholds dismissal of teacher’s repeat labour board complaint
A Catholic school teacher’s bid to challenge a labour board ruling that blocked his workplace reprisal complaint has failed after Ontario’s Divisional Court found the board acted reasonably and fairly… …
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PREMIUM Alberta labour board rules Sobeys button ban didn’t breach union rights
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union complaint alleging that Sobeys violated labour legislation by banning employees from wearing campaign buttons in the workplace, finding the grocer’s actions… …
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Holiday Inn worker can’t revive discrimination claims settled at arbitration
A self-represented hotel worker has lost her bid to have two Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decisions reconsidered, with the tribunal finding she was attempting to relitigate claims already settled …
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PREMIUM GFL’s without-cause firing before first contract still triggers arbitration: Saskatchewan arbitrator
A Saskatchewan arbitrator has ruled that a waste management company cannot strip a unionized worker of access to the grievance and arbitration process simply by choosing to terminate him without… …
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Hard-boiled ruling: Ontario egg worker wrongfully fired, but won’t get his job back
A long-serving press operator at an Ontario egg packaging plant was wrongfully dismissed, but will not get his job back, a labour arbitrator has ruled, citing the worker’s refusal to …
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B.C. Ferries meet-or-exceed test applies to whole bargaining unit, not just casual and seasonal staff
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union’s bid to have minimum employment standards applied individually to casual and seasonal ferry workers, ruling that the province’s “meet… Free …
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B.C. board dismisses worker’s union complaint over lounge tip-out change
A British Columbia Labour Relations Board vice-chair has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a lounge worker who alleged her union acted arbitrarily when it adjusted a …
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PREMIUM UBC prof fired 22 minutes before polls closed in union vote loses duty of fair representation fight
A tenured University of British Columbia professor who was fired 22 minutes before polls closed in a union presidential election has failed in his bid to prove his union breached… …
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Unifor violated duty of fair representation over unexplained grievance decision for GM worker
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has found that Unifor Local 199 breached its duty of fair representation by failing to explain to a General Motors of Canada worker why it …

