The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled that a class action by Air Canada retirees over reduced-priority flight passes must proceed through grievance arbitration for former unionized employees, even thou… …
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Lakeland College custodian loses union fight, board says casual employees barred from grievances
An Alberta labour board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Lakeland College custodian after his union declined to advance a termination grievance, finding the …
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Burn victim’s depression worsens 18 years after foundry accident, claim reopened
A workers’ compensation tribunal has ordered the reopening of a claim for a former foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened nearly two decades after he sustained severe bu… …
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B.C. engineer fired for performance, not safety retaliation, tribunal finds
A British Columbia engineer’s appeal of her termination has been dismissed after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found her employer did not retaliate against her for raising safety concerns…. To …
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Labour relations issues, not OHS: Medical office assistant loses appeal at B.C.’s WCAT
A medical office assistant who was fired after complaining about a co-worker’s performance has lost her appeal at the B.C. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, which found she never raised an …
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Worker’s claim over deductions for alleged phone theft, fuel card misuse dismissed after signing release
A B.C. tribunal has dismissed a worker’s claim for more than $800 in paycheck deductions after allegations he filled up both his vehicles with a company fuel card after being …
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Mining worker’s race discrimination claim against Impala Canada tossed by tribunal after civil settlement
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a race discrimination application from a former mining worker who settled a civil wrongful dismissal claim weeks before filing with the tribunal, …
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Ontario tribunal denies reconsideration request in sexual harassment case against optician
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has refused a worker’s request to reconsider a sexual harassment decision, finding she was attempting to re-argue her case rather than establishing grounds for …
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Human rights tribunal denies reconsideration of theatre worker’s discrimination case against IATSE locals
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has denied a theatre worker’s request to reconsider its dismissal of her 2011 human rights application against multiple International Alliance of Theatrical Stage … …
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LCBO fined $80,000 after worker critically injured during lift truck training in London, Ont.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has been fined $80,000 after a worker suffered a critical injury during a forklift training session at its London warehouse. The June 2022 …

