A Canadian National Railway Company maintenance worker who was fired both for a workplace safety incident and for testing positive for marijuana has been ordered reinstated by a labour arbitrator,… …
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PREMIUM Welder on one-year, fixed-term contract awarded nearly $43,000 after being fired six months into role
A welder terminated six months into what she argued was a one-year fixed-term contract has been awarded $42,709.92 by the Alberta Court of Justice, plus interest, after the court found… …
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PREMIUM Alberta arbitrator upholds power line technician’s firing over bullying complaints
A power line technician fired by ATCO Electric Ltd. for a pattern of abusive conduct toward apprentices has lost his bid for reinstatement after a divided Alberta arbitration panel found… …
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PREMIUM Hamilton paramedics’ grievance over third-party video surveillance dismissed
An Ontario labour arbitrator has dismissed a policy grievance filed by the union representing City of Hamilton paramedics after it challenged the municipality’s practice of collecting third-party surveillance video, such… …
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PREMIUM Liquor store manager in B.C. reinstated after donating unsellable whiskey to charity
A Castlegar, B.C., liquor store manager fired for removing a bottle of whiskey from her store without paying for it has been reinstated by a labour arbitrator, who found she… …
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PREMIUM TTC ordered to end random drug and alcohol testing of transit employees
An arbitrator has ordered the Toronto Transit Commission to immediately stop randomly testing its safety-sensitive employees for drugs and alcohol, ruling the seven-year-old program violates both the Charter of Rights… …
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PREMIUM Toronto Transit Commission ordered to reinstate operator fired after drug test
The Toronto Transit Commission has been ordered to reinstate a subway operator it fired following a non-compliant random drug test, after a labour arbitrator found the testing violated the Ontario… …
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PREMIUM TTC bus driver’s firing over cannabis test overturned by arbitrator
A Toronto Transit Commission bus operator fired after a random drug test came back non-compliant for cannabis has been ordered reinstated with full compensation, after an Ontario labour arbitrator found… …
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PREMIUM Executive constructively dismissed after office lockout from family-owned cheese company
A longtime vice-president who was barred from his workplace and had his remote access cut off has been awarded $373,207.83 in damages by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice after… …
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PREMIUM Board upholds firing of JBS Food Canada worker who abandoned fire watch
A maintenance worker fired by JBS Food Canada after leaving his post as fire watch during welding work has lost a bid to have his dismissal overturned, with the Alberta… …


