An arbitrator has declined, for now, to award interest on retroactive payments owed to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) employees following a payroll error settlement with the Power Workers’ Union (PWU).… …
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CUPE’s York Region job evaluation grievances yield mixed results
An arbitrator has ruled on a series of job evaluation disputes between the Regional Municipality of York and CUPE Local 4900, adjusting the ratings for several positions on the factors …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Cargill worker’s grievances over suspension, firing and retaliation dismissed
An Ontario arbitrator has dismissed three grievances filed by a United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) member at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in Guelph, finding the employee’s actions warranted … Free …
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VON ordered to pay additional $1,000 after it missed 30-day deadline to cut cheque to worker
An Ontario arbitrator has ordered the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) to pay $1,000 in damages to a worker after it failed to meet the payment deadline set out in …
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CBC fails in bid to overturn arbitrator’s $96K award to former employee
The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision ordering the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to pay a $96,782 separation allowance to a former employee, rejecting arguments the ruli… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Sawmill in Surrey, B.C., ordered to pay severance after labour board rules buyer not successor
A British Columbia sawmill must pay severance to workers after an arbitrator ruled the company permanently closed its operation, despite the mill property being sold and operations resuming under new… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
University of Victoria prof fired for sexual harassment loses fair representation fight with union
A University of Victoria professor who was fired for alleged sexual harassment has failed to convince the B.C. Labour Relations Board that his union breached its duty of fair representation …
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PREMIUM Canada Post union wins right to appeal secondary picket ban at a Purolator facility
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled it has jurisdiction to hear a union’s appeal of injunctions that barred secondary picketing at a Purolator facility during a Canada Post strike,… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyPrivacy
Alberta labour board upholds ruling that ATCO breached worker’s privacy with drug testing
Alberta’s Labour Relations Board has dismissed applications from both ATCO Electric and the Canadian Energy Workers Association challenging an arbitration decision that found the employer breached a w… Free Membership …
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Alberta board allows proposal vote at Town of Coaldale despite unfair labour practice complaints
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that the Town of Coaldale can proceed with a proposal vote on its final contract offer to municipal employees, despite two pending unfair …

