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Union fi les
8 human rights
complaints
against UBC
VANCOUVER — The Associa-
tion of Administrative and Pro-
fessional Staff (AAPS), which
represents management and
professional staff at University of
British Columbia (UBC), helped
six of its members file a total of
eight human rights complaints
against the University on Oct. 3.
AAPS alleged that its mem-
bers were terminated or denied
a promotion on the basis of dis-
ability or pregnancy, said the
union.
"Legally, the university has an
obligation to accommodate dis-
abled employees so that they can
continue to thrive in the work-
place," said Joey Hansen, AAPS
executive director. "However, at
UBC, it seems that there are a
number of instances where the
university's senior leadership
has, in our view, discarded dis-
abled employees as though they
were broken office furniture."
Hansen said he hopes that
the university reinstates these
employees and takes proactive
measures to ensure similar dis-
criminatory actions don't occur
in the future.
The AAPS is the professional
association for the management
and professional staff group at
UBC. AAPS represents about
4,500 members in collective bar-
gaining and dispute resolution
with the university.
NSGEU,
school board
ratify tentative
agreement
TRURO, N.S. — Members of
the Nova Scotia Government
and General Employees Union
(NSGEU), who work for the
Chignecto-Central Regional
Centre for Education (CCRCE)
in Truro, N.S., voted in favour of
a new collective agreement for
about 570 members on Oct. 1.
The new agreement is dated
July 1, 2015, and ends June 30,
2023.
"Negotiations were chal-
lenging and prolonged, but we
are pleased to have been able
to reach an agreement with the
employer with the help of the
conciliation officer," said Jason
MacLean, NSGEU president.
Members of NSGEU, Local 71
voted to strike on June 29, after
negotiations broke off at the end
of the school year, just before
the summer break. A series of
conciliation dates were held in
August and September, with a
tentative agreement reached on
Sept. 14, said the union.
Tentative
agreement
signed for
OMPAC
TORONTO — The Ontario
Public Service Employees Union
(OPSEU) reached a tentative
deal on Oct. 3 with the Ontario
Municipal Property Assess-
ment Corporation (MPAC) that
includes wage increases and no
concession, said the union.
"The employer clearly re-
membered the incredible
strength and resolve our MPAC
members showed during the last
round of bargaining," said War-
ren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU
president.
The four-year deal was
reached after just two days at the
table.
The agreement provides an-
nual wage increases of 1.9 per
cent in each of the first three
years and 1.75 per cent in the
final year. All members will get
$750 for health and wellness. It
also includes a one-time pay-
ment for full-time members
to help offset the costs of affili-
ate and candidacy fees, said the
union.
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