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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Union cleared in DFR complaint after worker barred from Billy the Kid TV set in Alberta
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
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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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual HarassmentWorkplace Investigations
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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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Arbitrator orders VIA Rail to reinstate locomotive engineer fired for alleged job abandonment
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
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 …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Investigations
CN Rail ordered to pay nearly $35,000 in two separate harassment cases
CN Rail has been ordered to pay a total of $34,500 in two separate harassment cases after an arbitrator found it failed to properly investigate employee complaints and allowed intimidation …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Federal Court of Appeal overturns contempt ruling against Canadian Pacific Railway in dispute with Teamsters Canada
The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a contempt ruling against Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), finding that the Federal Court erred in its application of the law regarding civil contempt …
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Opinion/Commentary
Rail shutdown: What the dispute tells us about labour relations and politics in Canada
By Gerard Di Trolio, McMaster University The situation surrounding the nation-wide rail shutdown is evolving quickly as the Canadian government rushes to get workers back on the job and trains …