A Canadian National Railway locomotive engineer with more than three decades of service has lost his job after an arbitrator upheld his dismissal for sexually harassing a younger female colleague …
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York school board breached collective agreement by denying teacher sick leave, arbitrator rules
The York Region District School Board breached its collective agreement when it refused to provide a teacher with sick leave benefits after she was unable to return from a deferred …
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CPKC conductor’s firing overturned, efficiency test violation didn’t warrant discipline: Arbitrator
A railway conductor’s dismissal for accumulating demerits has been overturned after an arbitrator found that discipline imposed following a failed efficiency test was inappropriate under the company’s… Free Membership Required …
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Labour board refuses construction employers’ bid to delay hearing because of criminal charges
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has rejected a request from three construction companies to delay a scheduled hearing into allegations of unfair labour practices brought by the Labourers’ International U… …
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PREMIUM Canada Post justified in firing carrier over flyer delivery failures, lack of remorse
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Arbitrator upholds firing of B.C. cook for repeated sexual harassment of three young women
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a cook at Summerland Seniors Village in British Columbia after finding he engaged in repeated sexual harassment of three young female co-workers. The …
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Galloway Lumber severance dispute deferred to arbitration, board rules
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union’s bid to enforce severance payments through the courts, ruling that a dispute over Galloway Lumber Company Limited’s adjustment plan m… …
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Yellow Pages workers in B.C. gain union certification despite employer objections
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has granted a union bid to add a group of digital operations employees at Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited to an existing …
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Library director in Valleview, Alta., excluded from union certification as manager
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that a library director who supervises three employees and has independent authority to hire and terminate staff performs managerial functions and cannot j… …
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City of Edmonton ruling finds employer cannot dictate union bargaining representatives
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that the City of Edmonton breached its duty to bargain in good faith when it refused to meet with transit workers’ union representatives …