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ENTERTAINMENT
River Rock Casino Resort
Richmond, B.C.
(977 casino workers, security guards, hotel staff, kitchen staff ) and the
British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Sept. 25, 2017, to Sept. 24,
2021. Ratified on Sept. 25, 2017.
Signed on July 19, 2018. (First
agreement)
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 30, 2018: 2%
Effective Sept. 30, 2019: 2%
No travel benefit paid out
despite longer work commute
EVEN THOUGH he travelled
more than 60 kilometres per day
to his daily reporting point for
about three months, an Nova Sco-
tia excavator operator was denied
an expected travel benefit.
John Jollimore, worked for
Emera Utility Services and lived in
River John, Nova Scotia, when in
the winter of 2017, and the spring
of 2018, he was assigned to meet
daily at the Truro, N.S., yard, be-
fore attending to his daily duties.
There were three regular routes
New Brunswick lumber operator
denies STD benefits despite diagnosis
Worker didn't satisfy
'total disability' definition
STRESS AT WORK, due to the nature of his job,
and conflict with a coworker caused an equip-
ment operator to book two weeks off work, after
he saw his doctor.
Corey Elliot, who worked for Grand Lake Tim-
ber in New Brunswick since 2012, advised his
family doctor in June 2017 that various factors at
work had caused him to become unable to work.
The doctor prescribed medication, in addition
to time off, for anxiety and depression.
On June 2, Elliot applied for STD coverage un-
der the employer's insurer Medavie-Blue Cross.
He indicated "stress" on the form under the nature
of illness. As well, Elliot authorized the release of
any medical files and other documentation rela-
August 6, 2018
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg 8
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
New deal at Prevost
Retirement benefits, wage hikes,
increased employer pension
contributions part of three-
year collective agreement
Aluma Systems — Alberta pg. 4 Sheraton Hamilton Hotel — Ontario
pg. 4 The Golden Hills School Division No. 75 — Alberta pg. 5 Art
Gallery of Ontario — Ontario pg. 6 CertainTeed Canada — Alberta pg.
6 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador — Newfoundland and
Labrador pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Past > pg. 8
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