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AN ONTARIO company had
just cause to fire a worker with a
history of disciplinary problems
for operating a forklift with poor
brakes and not reporting it, an
arbitrator has ruled.
Chris Reoch, 51, worked for
Power Precast Solutions, an
Ottawa-based manufacturer
of precast concrete products
such as bumper curbs and traf-
fic barriers, since November
2017.
Between September 2018 and
March 2020, he was disciplined
several times for recurring issues
with "harassment/violence in the
New members
125 employees at Weston Foods
plant in Gatineau, Que. join
United Steelworkers union
LABOUR UNION
UOSU
Ottawa
(155 university student support, administrative workers) and the
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4943
Renewal agreement: Effective
May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2022.
Ratified in September 2020.
Signed on Nov. 25, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2019: 3%
Effective May 1, 2020: 3%
Effective May 1, 2021: 2.5%
Paid holidays: 15 days including
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Operator > pg.7
Requirement for nursing home staff
to take regular COVID tests reasonable
AN ARBITRATOR has upheld an Ontario retire-
ment home's requirement that its employees sub-
mit to COVID-19 testing every two weeks.
Caressant Care (CCRH) is a retirement home
located in Woodstock, Ont. The retirement home
is attached to a nursing home through a double
door. In March 2020, CCRH implemented a policy
requiring all staff to wear masks, in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Staff were also required to
change their clothes and shoes at the beginning and
end of their shifts.
In May, CCRH arranged for all staff, manage-
ment, and residents of the home to be tested for
COVID-19. Although no positive cases were iden-
tified among staff, management, or residents at the
home, CCRH advised staff that they would be test-
ed every two weeks and proof of the testing would
have to be provided to management. This was
based on a recommendation by Ontario's Ministry
of Health. On June 29, CCRH sent a memo to staff
Banff Centre — Alberta pg. 3 Vancouver City Saving
Credit Union (Vancity) — British Columbia pg. 5
Medicine Hat Public Library — Alberta pg.6 Humber
River Hospital — Ontario pg.7
February 15, 2021
see Potential> pg. 8
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Worker with discipline history
cements firing with violation