The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint filed by a worker against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 424, finding that…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Two CUPE grievances against City of Regina stayed until WCB rules if claims are barred
An arbitration board has stayed the hearings of two grievances filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 21, against the City of Regina. The grievances, which allege…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator’s remedy upheld in Halifax police injury compensation case
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has upheld an arbitrator’s decision requiring Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to compensate a police officer for injuries sustained on duty, placing him in the…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Arbitrator upholds firing of pilot who made unsubstantiated claims of bribery, corruption against Jazz Aviation and his union
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a pilot by Jazz Aviation LP, finding that he engaged in serious misconduct by making unsubstantiated allegations of bribery and corruption against the…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Arbitrator ordered to reconsider ruling that substituted suspension for dismissal in sexual harassment case involving CP Rail manager
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered a labour adjudicator to reconsider a decision involving the dismissal of a manager with more than 30 years of service at CP Rail…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Red Lobster worker’s duty of fair representation claim against UFCW over sexual harassment premature: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed an application by a Red Lobster employee, who claimed her union, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1006A, failed in its…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OLRB stops four complaints in their tracks, lets two proceed on TTC worker’s union representation claims
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed the majority of a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) worker’s complaints against his union, Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 (the Union), citing undue…
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The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has dismissed an individual grievance filed by a former employee of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), finding…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsConstructive DismissalFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses grievances against City of Toronto, citing jurisdiction limits on post-employment claims
An arbitrator has dismissed two grievances brought by a former employee of the City of Toronto who alleged harassment and constructive dismissal during and after his employment. The ruling, issued…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
No suspension for union rep who angrily confronted HR after termination meeting: Court
An Ontario court has upheld an arbitration ruling that overturned a one-day suspension of a union rep at PUC Services Inc. for allegedly aggressive behaviour directed towards an HR manager…