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A TRUCK driver who was fired
for insubordination has been re-
instated by an Ontario arbitrator
who determined that the em-
ployer helped provoke the driver's
behaviour.
YRC Freight Canada is an inter-
national transportation company
providing freight hauling services
across Canada and the U.S. The
Canadian branch is based in Win-
nipeg.
Jasmine Bakija started work-
ing for YRC in 1998 as a truck
driver. He was part of YRC's ex-
press service that involved teams
of two drivers that provided nearly
Tentative contract
City workers in Belleville, Ont.
agree to new deal after meeting
with provincially appointed
mediator
AIRPORT SCREENING
Garda Security Screening
Grande Prairie, Alta.
(20 security guards) and Teamsters, Local 362
Renewal agreement: Effect-
ive April 1, 2019 to March 31,
2023. Signed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per
month, maximum 2 weeks, to
start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year,
3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4
weeks or 8% after 7 years, 5
weeks or 10% after 11 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Worker > pg.7
Firing of worker playing blame game
endorsed by Ontario arbitrator
AN ONTARIO arbitrator has upheld the termina-
tion of a worker who refused to accept that he had
performance issues despite several warnings and at-
tempts to coach him.
Walied Khogali was a liaison coordinator with La-
bour Community Services of Metropolitan Toronto
(LCS), a labour organization that provided assis-
tance to programs undertaken by the Toronto and
York Region Labour Council including fundraising
from trade unions.
Hired in July 2016, Khogali acted as a liaison be-
tween the Labour Council and the United Way of
the Toronto-York Region. However, the executive
director of LCS soon became aware of problems with
Khogali's performance. He didn't follow his work
schedule — United Way often called to ask where he
was and the executive director didn't know, causing
embarrassment to LCS. He delivered reports late,
didn't follow instructions from management, had
problems organizing events, and sometimes went
The City of Hamilton — Ontario pg. 3 Canada Cartage
System and Direct Distribution Centres — Alberta pg.
4 Progistix-Solutions — Ontario pg.5 Saputo Dairy
Products Canada — Alberta pg.6
March 1, 2021
see Failure> pg. 7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Driver's 'belligerent' mood
caused by management
