The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cannot be held liable in a grievance brought forward by the Surrey Police Union (SPU), an arbitrator has ruled. The grievance, filed by the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator dismisses four COVID-19 safety grievances at Ontario Correctional Institute
An arbitrator has rejected a series of grievances related to safety measures in place at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton, Ont., during the early stages of the COVID-19 …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator blocks admission of past discipline records in firing of Ontario prison guard for excessive force
An arbitrator has upheld an objection by Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General in a case involving the termination of a a corrections officer for using excessive force against an …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to properly represent hospital worker in North Bay, Ont., fired for sexual harassment: OLRB
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) failed to adequately represent a former porter at a hospital in North Bay, Ont., after he was fired following allegations of sexual harassment, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator sides with Air Canada in dispute over drug-testing a flight attendant’s hair sample
An arbitrator has sided with Air Canada in a dispute with a union over conducting a drug test using a hair sample from a flight attendant whose colleagues expressed concern …
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Canada Post’s vaccine mandate for ‘exclusively’ remote workers unreasonable: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that a Canada Post policy, which required employees who worked “exclusively” remotely to be fully vaccinated to limit the spread of COVID-19, was unreasonable. The Union …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Ottawa, border guards advised to narrow down priorities, return to table and seek four-year deal: PIC
The Public Interest Commission (PIC) established under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act has issued its report concerning the protracted collective bargaining negotiations between the Tre… Free Membership Required …
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Arbitrator overturns termination of Edmonton crane operator in workplace harassment case
An arbitrator has overturned the dismissal of a crane operator at Sterling Crane in Edmonton who was fired for making a sexist comment in the workplace. Arbitrator Mia Norrie found …
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Inflation fight: Nova Scotia’s top court restores arbitrator’s wage award for ambulance workers
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has overturned a provincial Supreme Court decision and reinstated the original wage award set by an arbitration board for EMC Emergency Medical Care Inc. …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
IBEW breached duty of fair representation after Alberta electrician fired following arc flash incident: Board
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 424, breached its duty of fair representation owed to a journeyman electrician who was fired following a serious health and safety inci… …