An operating engineer who signed a settlement agreement resolving his duty of fair representation complaint against his union, then tried to retract it weeks later, will not get his complaint …
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PREMIUM B.C. shipyard worker’s firing upheld over ‘fake work’ text
A charge hand at a Victoria, B.C., shipyard has lost his bid to overturn his firing, with a labour arbitrator finding the employer had just cause to terminate him over… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator dismisses coal miner’s grievance after worker intimidated witnesses
An arbitrator has dismissed a coal miner’s wrongful dismissal grievance against Elk Valley Resources after finding the worker sent intimidating messages to material witnesses scheduled to testify against him in… …
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PREMIUM OLRB denies interim reinstatement for two mining workers allegedly fired for union organizing drive
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a union’s request to reinstate two terminated workers at an Alamos Gold mine on an interim basis, finding insufficient evidence that their dismissals… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Investigations
Alberta board rules investigation met fair representation duty despite limited employer disclosure
The Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against a union that withdrew a termination grievance after conducting its own investigation when the em… …
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A tribunal has dismissed a claim by The International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 882 seeking compensation for a set of winter tires from a former employee, ruling that …
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Arbitrator overturns termination of Edmonton crane operator in workplace harassment case
An arbitrator has overturned the dismissal of a crane operator at Sterling Crane in Edmonton who was fired for making a sexist comment in the workplace. Arbitrator Mia Norrie found …


