A post-secondary teacher in Alberta found himself at odds with his employer and his union after being fired for alleged inappropriate behavior towards female students. The teacher, who rejected the …
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Retired Maple Leaf Food worker’s case against union that cited issue with ‘entire employment history’ dismissed by board
Throwing spaghetti against a wall, walking away and hoping something sticks isn’t a great strategy when it comes to workplace litigation. That’s essentially what a unionized worker at Maple Leaf …
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OPG worker who told colleague to ‘play the Indian card’ awarded job back by arbitrator
An Ontario Power Generation (OPG) worker who told a colleague to “play the Indian card” and questioned why there isn’t a white history month has been awarded her job back …
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Bittersweet victory: UFCW wins arbitration, but awarded no remedy in case with ‘unique facts and difficult realities’
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union won an arbitration case against an Ontario nursing home, but the victory was bittersweet as there was no remedy attached to the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Laurentian University’s response to antisemitic email to Jewish professor was appropriate: Arbitrator
Laurentian University’s overall response to a hateful antisemitic email sent to a Jewish professor by a member of the public was appropriate, an arbitrator has ruled. The professor took issue …
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MLSE worker who ignored employer for months, and then resurfaced asking for work, abandoned position: Arbitrator
A part-time worker for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto who didn’t attend an orientation session and ignored repeated communications from his employer for months — before resurfac… …
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Alberta Health Service failed to accommodate RN diagnosed as neurodivergent: Arbitrator
The Alberta Health Service (AHS) failed to accommodate a registered nurse who was neurodivergent and struggled under managers who didn’t follow an accommodation agreement, an arbitrator has ruled. It … …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Unrepentant worker fired after discussing co-worker’s sexual orientation on her podcast
A B.C. legal assistant who hosted an after-hours podcast in which she discussed a co-worker’s sexual orientation and made insensitive remarks was fired by her employer. The company cited her …
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City of Edmonton can’t force transit drivers to pay for tickets issued by photo radar, red light cameras: Arbitrator
The City of Edmonton can no longer require its unionized transit drivers to automatically pay fines for speeding and running red lights that are issued by photo radar and cameras, …
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Saskatchewan union that ‘did nothing’ to help fired worker ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in damages
A public sector union in Saskatchewan has been ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in damages to a fired worker it failed to represent properly. That includes more than $200,000 in …