An Alberta arbitration board has ruled that Covenant Health improperly terminated a long-serving hospital porter without properly considering his medical condition or fulfilling its duty to accommodate, ordering his reinstatement …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
BC SPCA officer fired for posting violent confrontation to Instagram, secretly recording disciplinary meeting
An arbitrator has ruled that the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was justified in firing an officer who posted images of an off-duty, violent confrontation with …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to keep hospital worker, terminated for misconduct, in the loop about accusations: Board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 139, to reconsider a duty of fair representation ruling that found it …
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Arbitrator rules hospital’s termination of porter over COVID-19 vaccine refusal was unjust
An arbitrator has ruled that Trillium Health Partners unjustly terminated a porter who was dismissed for non-compliance with the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. While Arbitrator Daniel P. Randazzo upheld the …
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Arbitrator rules on premium payment duplication under collective agreement between CUPE, Unity Health
An arbitrator has clarified the application of premium duplication clauses in a collective agreement between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Unity Health Toronto, a health network comprised …
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Two CUPE grievances against City of Regina stayed until WCB rules if claims are barred
An arbitration board has stayed the hearings of two grievances filed by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 21, against the City of Regina. The grievances, which allege …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Arbitrator denies union motion to void suspensions for delay in City of London sexual harassment case
In an interim ruling, Arbitrator Ian Anderson has denied a union motion to void the suspensions of two City of London, Ont., employees accused of sexual harassment, rejecting the argument …
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Arbitrator dismisses long-running grievance against Essex County school board over taxation of settlement funds
In a ruling that brings closure to a lengthy dispute between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 27 and the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), an …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Air Canada flight attendant barred from intervening in colleague’s discharge arbitration
A flight attendant who accused a colleague of sexual harassment has been denied the right to intervene in the arbitration over his dismissal, a ruling that puts into focus the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
City of Moncton’s 1,000-hour rule for truck driving experience upheld by arbitrator
The City of Moncton has successfully defended its decision to require 1,000 hours of truck-driving experience for a Utility 3 Labourer/Truck Driver position, a position that highlights its commitment to …