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…
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Transit operator has claims against Coast Mountain Bus Company, Unifor tossed by B.C. court over jurisdiction issues
A former unionized transit operator at Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) has had his claim against the company, and his union local, for wrongful termination, violation of human rights, and…
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Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board rejects former Justice employee’s union complaint over unexhausted internal appeals
The Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint filed by a worker, JM, against the Nova Scotia General and Government Employees Union (NSGEU). The complaint, which centered around…
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Fired Irving Shipbuilding worker’s attempt to skip internal DFR process at Unifor shot down by Nova Scotia Labour Board
A former Irving Shipbuilding worker has had his duty of fair representation complaint against Unifor dismissed as premature by the Nova Scotia Labour Board. The worker, JS, was terminated in…
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Former City of Calgary worker’s DFR complaint against CUPE dismissed as labour board notes grievance process can take ‘significant time’
The Alberta Labour Relations Board dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint by a former City of Calgary employee against the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 38. The complainant,…
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City of Regina worker’s DFR complaint against his union following safety-related suspension, misdirected email dismissed
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed two complaints filed by an employee of the City of Regina against his union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 21.…