The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision and found that a labour arbitrator applied the wrong legal standard when assessing the reasonableness of Purolator Canada’s… …
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Sysco Ottawa required to let drivers bid on daily routes by seniority, arbitrator rules
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that Sysco Ottawa violated its collective agreement by using “bid packs” that restricted drivers’ ability to choose their daily routes by seniority, finding the employe… …
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PREMIUM Unilever wins arbitration over meal allowance dispute with Teamsters
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance claiming workers on 12-hour shifts were entitled to meal allowances when working 10-hour overtime shifts on days off, ruling the collective agreement requires… …
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B.C. shop steward’s complaint over union’s move to withdraw overtime grievance dismissed
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint from a shop steward who alleged his union breached its duty of fair representation by withdrawing a grievance about overtime …
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Arbitrator rules CPKC, Teamsters never agreed to lifetime drug cap for new employees
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference never reached a binding agreement to impose a $200,000 lifetime prescription drug cap on …
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PREMIUM Union cleared in DFR complaint after worker barred from Billy the Kid TV set in Alberta
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint from a worker who alleged his union failed to fairly represent him after he lost a film industry assignment due to… …
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Federal Court dismisses union duty of fair representation challenge after worker failed to cooperate
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a judicial review application from a worker who alleged his union breached its duty of fair representation, after finding the employee failed to …
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CN locomotive engineer’s firing upheld after he sexually harassed younger female colleague
A Canadian National Railway locomotive engineer with more than three decades of service has lost his job after an arbitrator upheld his dismissal for sexually harassing a younger female colleague …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator orders VIA Rail to reinstate locomotive engineer fired for alleged job abandonment
A long-serving VIA Rail locomotive engineer has been reinstated with full compensation after an arbitrator determined the company improperly demanded he undergo an independent medical examination and wrongly concluded he… …
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CPKC conductor’s firing overturned, efficiency test violation didn’t warrant discipline: Arbitrator
A railway conductor’s dismissal for accumulating demerits has been overturned after an arbitrator found that discipline imposed following a failed efficiency test was inappropriate under the company’s… Free Membership Required …