A conductor with Alstom Transport Canada Inc., the contractor that operates and maintains GO Transit’s rail fleet for Metrolinx, who was fired after refusing a post-incident drug and alcohol test …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator strikes down CPKC cannabis ban and drug thresholds
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s 28-day cannabis ban, its lowered oral fluid drug testing thresholds and a rule requiring newly hired trainees to undergo two… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator reinstates CPKC locomotive engineer fired over derailment
A locomotive engineer dismissed by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway after his train ran through a switch and derailed a tanker car in the Lethbridge, Alta., rail yard has been… …
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PREMIUM Stericycle worker’s firing over blood spill, safety breaches upheld
An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the termination of a Stericycle medical-waste worker and dismissed six grievances challenging a string of disciplinary actions, finding he repeatedly ignored safety rules and refused… …
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Warehouse worker on retirement transition plan reinstated after being fired for alleged poor productivity
A British Columbia arbitrator has overturned the termination of a long-service warehouse worker who failed to consistently meet engineered productivity standards, finding the employer’s mechanical app… Free Membership Required To …
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PREMIUM GFL’s without-cause firing before first contract still triggers arbitration: Saskatchewan arbitrator
A Saskatchewan arbitrator has ruled that a waste management company cannot strip a unionized worker of access to the grievance and arbitration process simply by choosing to terminate him without… …
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Alstom workers entitled to overtime and holiday pay on top of tour-of-duty penalty rate
A railway arbitrator has ruled that workers at Alstom Transport Canada are entitled to overtime pay and statutory holiday pay on top of the enhanced compensation they receive when the …
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Suspension upheld for ready-mix driver who pointed finger at boss during safety dispute
A British Columbia arbitrator has upheld a one-day suspension for a long-service ready-mix concrete driver who pointed his finger at a female supervisor and told her in a raised voice …
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Alberta board dismisses duty of fair representation complaints alleging racial discrimination
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed two complaints from a terminated driver who alleged his union breached its duty of fair representation through racial and religious discrimin… Free …
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Arbitrator allows Teamsters policy grievance on temp workers at Purolator to proceed despite earlier ruling
A labour arbitrator has ruled that Teamsters Local 938 can proceed with a policy grievance alleging Purolator violated its collective agreement by using temporary agency workers, despite the employer’… Free …