The Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) has dismissed a complaint from a former ATCO Gas & Pipeline Ltd. employee who alleged that his union failed to properly represent him during …
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Duty of fair representation complaint against CAPE dismissed by board for being untimely
A duty of fair representation complaint against the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) has been dismissed by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB) because it …
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Alberta labour board dismisses DFR complaint from educational assistant, calls settlement offer fair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint against the Central Alberta Association of Municipal and School Employees, ruling that a settlement offer presented …
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City of Toronto worker’s reprisal claim heads to consultation after OLRB ruling
A City of Toronto employee’s fight against alleged workplace reprisals will move forward to a consultation, following a recent decision by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB). The worker, M.P., …
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CUPE failed to properly represent hospital worker in North Bay, Ont., fired for sexual harassment: OLRB
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) failed to adequately represent a former porter at a hospital in North Bay, Ont., after he was fired following allegations of sexual harassment, …
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Fair representation case against CUPE by former hospital worker over COVID-19 vaccine policy dismissed by board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed an application filed by a worker against the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 7800, alleging a failure to represent her …
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UFCW’s handling of meatpacker’s grievance appropriate: Alberta Labour Relations Board
In a recent decision by the Alberta Labour Relations Board, a duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint against the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local No. 401, has …
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Federal Court of Appeal rejects bid by worker to introduce new evidence from 1993 in decades old grievance against PSAC
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal against the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board’s dismissal of a worker’s duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint from …
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic union faces DFR complaint over failure to setup complaint process related to whistleblowing
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has refused a request by a union to dismiss a duty of fair representation complaint brought against it by a worker who alleges it failed …
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Nova Scotia health worker who said she was unfairly removed from union Facebook group has DFR complaint dismissed
A staff clerk at the Nova Scotia Health Authority who said she was unfairly removed from a union Facebook group, among other charges, has had her duty of fair representation …