A grievance over a sawmill’s decision to assign weekend cleanup work to student employees instead of regular volunteers has been sent back for a new arbitration hearing after the Ontario… …
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PREMIUM United Nurses of Alberta’s LTD policy ruled discriminatory but justified
Ten employees of the United Nurses of Alberta who stood to receive reduced long-term disability benefits over a pre-existing medical condition have lost their grievances, despite an Alberta arbitrator finding… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Hard-boiled ruling: Ontario egg worker wrongfully fired, but won’t get his job back
A long-serving press operator at an Ontario egg packaging plant was wrongfully dismissed, but will not get his job back, a labour arbitrator has ruled, citing the worker’s refusal to …
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PREMIUM ‘Burn it to the ground’: PSW says union took sarcastic remark at face value, withdrew termination grievance
A personal support worker’s complaint that her union mishandled grievances arising from her termination will proceed to a full consultation, after the Ontario Labour Relations Board rejected the union’s motion… …
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Arbitrator doesn’t fault West Fraser Mills for firing 100 Mile Lumber worker
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen West Fraser Mills was justified in firing a 100 Mile Lumber worker two years ago for uttering a death threat to co-workers, according to …
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PREMIUM UFCW staffer awarded $43K after arbitrator rules reinstatement not viable following accommodation failure
An arbitrator has awarded a terminated union employee nearly $43,000 in damages after finding his former employer failed to accommodate him to the point of undue hardship, but ruled reinstatement… …
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Doepker ordered to reinstate worker fired for ‘malicious gossip’ after reporting drug-use suspicions
An arbitrator has set aside Doepker Industries’ dismissal of a unionized worker who reported a suspicion that a manager was using cocaine at work, finding the company lacked just and …
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The Federal Court has dismissed an attempt by two labour organizations to challenge the decision of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) to conclude its review of a complaint …
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Galloway Lumber severance dispute deferred to arbitration, board rules
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union’s bid to enforce severance payments through the courts, ruling that a dispute over Galloway Lumber Company Limited’s adjustment plan m… …
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PREMIUM Algoma Steel loses bid to block arbitration over worker’s health benefits
An arbitrator has dismissed Algoma Steel’s attempt to stop a case over the termination of a unionized worker’s extended health benefits, clearing the way for a December hearing on the… …


