An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance alleging Ontario Power Generation (OPG) violated its collective agreement by placing inspection and maintenance technicians on shift work without declarin… Free Membership Required …
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Complaint against Ontario doctor over his opinion in workplace injury case dismissed
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has upheld a decision by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to take no further action on a complaint against a …
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Most employers in U.S. underprepared for union organizing despite rising activity: Littler survey
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNearly 40 per cent of employers in the United States say they are not prepared at all to respond to union organizing activity, despite one in four experiencing such efforts …
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British Columbia has introduced legislation to make online versions of provincial laws official for evidentiary purposes in court and other legal proceedings. The change aims to modernize access to le… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Excalibur Drilling appeal of OHS noise order in Alberta dismissed
Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has dismissed Excalibur Drilling’s attempt to challenge a government order requiring the company to conduct a proper noise exposure assessment at i… Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Northern Health breached contract in chief respiratory therapist hiring, B.C. arbitrator rules
The Northern Health Authority failed to follow the collective agreement when it awarded a chief respiratory therapist position at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, an arbitrator ha… Free …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses judicial review appeal filed three years late by terminated powerline technician
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a former powerline technician who attempted to challenge a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal decision rejecting his mental disorder … …
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The Federal Court has dismissed an attempt by two labour organizations to challenge the decision of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) to conclude its review of a complaint …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Board dismisses Carpenters’ attempt to carve out craft unit from all-employee construction bargaining unit
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an application by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 1985 to represent only the carpenters employed by Woodland … …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) dismissed an employment discrimination application brought against Wagener’s Meat and Delicatessen, finding it was barred because the worker had already com… Free Membership …