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August 15, 2016

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com Worker's suspension for denigrating co-worker reduced Canada Post worker didn't accept responsibility but management didn't try to reduce tension BY JEFFREY R. SMITH AN ARBITRATOR has reduced the four-day sus- pension of a Canada Post worker who swore multiple times at a co-worker after days of tension in the work- place. The worker — who had 30 years of service — was employed with Canada Post at its mail processing plant in Halifax. In June 2014, she was on a graduated return to work program that allowed her to return to her reg- ular hours after some time off work. Her job involved loading and unloading containers of mail on and off August 15, 2016 ARBITRATION AWARDS Worker won't have to pay for years of 'self-editing' timesheets pg. 8 Calm Air International — Manitoba pg. 3 JV Driver Fabricators — Alberta pg. 4 ParaMed Home Health Care — Ontario pg. 4 Pre-Eng Contracting — Ontario pg. 5 Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations— Saskatchewan pg. 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Photo: Photographee.eu (Shutterstock) pg. 2 GTAA agreement Canada's largest airport signs 3-year deal affecting 1,050 Unifor workers. ARBITRATION AWARDS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS see Insults > pg. 7 Cause can't be removed from initial decision: Arbitrator A SENIOR case manager has been reinstated after a termina- tion despite four separate client complaints and two violent threats that were made against him , an ar- bitrator ruled. Jocelyn Ouellette was a case manager with WorkSafe NB, the crown corporation that oversees rehabilitation and compensa- tion for injured workers in New Brunswick. A violent incident report was filed in December 2014 after a cli- TRANSPORTATION Attridge Coach Lines Burlington, Ont. (45 bus drivers) and Teamsters Local Union 879 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive May 24, 2016, to May 23, 2018. Signed June 9, 2016 (first contract). Wage adjustments (calculated by CLR): Effective May 24, 2017: 1.5% Effective May 24, 2018: 2.1% Effective May 24, 2017: proba- tionary day rate 2.5% see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8

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