A British Columbia arbitrator has dismissed a grievance seeking severance pay for a winery worker laid off following a catastrophic winter freeze, finding that a significant reduction in operations do… …
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By Somya Lohia | Shootin’ the Breeze Alberta teachers will learn later this week whether a court will suspend the province’s back-to-work legislation that ended last fall’s strike. The two-day hearing… …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allows Nutrien judicial review of COVID-19 arbitration ruling
Saskatchewan’s top court has ruled that Nutrien’s challenge to an arbitrator’s decision on a COVID-19 immunity provision can proceed to judicial review before the underlying arbitration on the merits is… …
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Global Affairs Canada discriminated over child’s disability in Kenya posting dispute, board finds
A federal adjudicator has found that Global Affairs Canada discriminated against a foreign service officer when it cancelled his posting to Nairobi, Kenya, after relying solely on a Health Canada …
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PREMIUM Exchange Hotel Vancouver violated labour code with anti-union communications: Labour board
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled that the operator of Exchange Hotel Vancouver breached provincial labour law by sending employees communications that cast doubt on a union’s motives during… …
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Labour board designates essential services at B.C. Safety Authority amid labour dispute
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has issued an essential services designation order covering the British Columbia Safety Authority following an agreement between the employer and its union on which ser… …
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Nova Scotia Labour Board dismisses ambulance operator’s application, finds essential services agreement void
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed an application by an ambulance services provider seeking a declaration that its essential services agreement deprived it of a meaningful right to lock …
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Ontario paramedic loses bid to convert vacation days to sick leave after bicep injury
A paramedic employed by the County of Frontenac has lost a grievance seeking to convert four pre-scheduled vacation days to sick leave after sustaining a bicep tear, with an arbitrator …
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Air Canada ordered to compensate pilots denied religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine policy
An arbitrator has ruled that Air Canada wrongfully denied religious exemptions from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to seven pilots, ordering the airline to compensate them for lost income f… …
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Union revocation bid tossed after board rules collective agreement was already in force
An Alberta labour board has dismissed an employee-led bid to strip a union of its bargaining rights, ruling the revocation application was filed after a new collective agreement had already …


