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April 15, 2019
Train conductor imbibed
after crash, while driving train
AFTER THE Canadian Pacific
(CP) train he was operating hit a
pickup truck, a conductor contin-
ued onto the next stop and sipped
from a bottle of whisky.
On Aug. 12, 2017, Greg Pais-
ley, locomotive engineer (LE), ran
into a Toyota Tundra on the track,
despite pulling the emergency
brake. There were no injuries as
a result and the train continued
onto the next stop, which was Ex-
shaw, Alta.
As the train travelled, Paisley
B.C. forklift operator terminated
after denying he damaged conveyor belt
EVEN THOUGH he was seen via closed-circuit
television (CCTV) footage running a forklift into
a conveyor belt, an operator refused to admit his
actions — leading to his termination.
On June 23, 2017, Michael Pederson was oper-
ating his machine at the Langley, B.C., office of
CKF, a pulp and paper company. He had worked at
the company since 2005, but on that day, Pederson
drove his forklift into a steel frame so hard that a
large concrete block was dislodged.
Afterward, Pederson was seen pushing the
block back into place, as it was hanging at a dan-
gerous angle.
Pederson later reported the damage to manage-
ment, but he denied responsibility and said the
steel frames had been damaged in 2016 and never
fixed. But management viewed the CCTV footage
and confirmed it was Pederson who caused the
damage on June 23.
A meeting was held on July 1 to discuss the
GOVERNMENT
Town of Wainwright
Wainwright, Alta.
(50 inside, outside employees) and the Canadian Union
of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 5606
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31,
2021. Ratified on Nov. 18, 2018.
Signed on Dec. 18, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective 2019: 1.5%
Effective 2020: 1.5%
Effective 2021: 1.5%
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Airport strike averted
Workers at Timmins Airport in
Ontario approve new deal that
includes none of 52
requested concessions
Aerocar Services — British Columbia pg. 3 The Salvation Army Calgary
Recycling Centre — Alberta pg. 4 General Motors of Canada (CAMI assembly)
— Ontario pg. 4 Swissport Canada — British Columbia pg. 5 Seasons
Retirement Communities (Lethbridge Gardens) — Alberta pg. 6 Government
of Newfoundland and Labrador — Newfoundland and Labrador pg. 6 Nova
Scotia Labour Relations Association — Nova Scotia pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see TCRC > pg. 8
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Learn more:
Labour Arbitration Skills: May 26-30, 2019: Kingston
Labour Relations Foundations: June 3-7, 2019: Halifax
Negotiation Skills: July 22-26, 2019: Victoria
negotiate
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with
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confidence
see Arbitration > pg. 8
