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AN ONTARIO utility discrimi-
nated against four employees
who had to use vacation leave for
childcare when they were ordered
to return to the physical work-
place during the COVID-19 pan-
demic, an arbitrator has ruled.
At the beginning of the pan-
demic, electricity provider Hydro
Ottawa issued a working-from-
home protocol for employees ef-
fective March 17, 2020.
Three months later, it provided
a "Return to the Workplace and
New Normal" plan in which em-
ployees were to work on a stag-
gered basis, alternating one week
New deal signed
With almost 90-per-cent approval,
part-time staff at Ontario colleges
vote to accept new three-year
contract
FIRE FIGHTING
e City of Hamilton
Hamilton
(197 volunteer firefighters) and the Greater Hamilton Volunteer
Firefighters Association, CLAC Local 911
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2023.
Ratified in February 2021.
Signed on Jan. 1, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.6%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1.6%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1.6%
Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 1.6%
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Hydro Ottawa > pg.8
Newfoundland Power worker fired after
theft of electricity, dishonesty come to light
A NEWFOUNDLAND and Labrador arbitrator
has upheld the termination of an electrical worker
after he hooked up an unmetered streetlight and
wasn't honest about it.
The worker was hired in 2007 as a power line
technician (PLT) apprentice by Newfoundland
Power, a utility providing electricity in Newfound-
land and Labrador.
In 2016, he was promoted to the position of PLT
lead-hand, which carried responsibility for leading
crews, mentoring, coaching, providing safety lead-
ership and overseeing work planning.
Newfoundland Power had a code of conduct re-
quiring employees to be ethical and honest, while
acting with integrity and credibility at all times. The
worker was aware of the code and signed a statement
confirming that he had received a copy in 2014.
In September 2018, an engineering technician for
the utility noticed a streetlight installed on a custom-
er's pole that was connected with Newfoundland
August 30, 2021
see Technician > pg.7
Capital Power — Alberta pg. 3 Construction Labour Relations
Association of British Columbia — British Columbia pg. 4
General Presidents' Maintenance Agreement (Dow Chemical/
Shell Canada) — Alberta pg. 5 The Corporation of the City of
Kingston — Ontario pg. 5
Photo:
peterspiro
(iStock)
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Return to office discriminates
against employees with kids