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September 26, 2016
Rudeness, alcohol on breath
equals suspension – not termination
Employee deserved
one more chance with
conditions: Arbitrator
BY TODD HUMBER
A GROCERY STORE cashier who was fired after she
made rude comments to her supervisor after-hours
and came to a meeting with management smelling of
alcohol has been reinstated.
Julie Stapleton began working for Safeway, a
grocery store in Banff, Alta., in 2002 as a part-time
cashier. In 2004, she took a full-time position. She
served as head cashier for about 18 months before
returning to a cashier position.
On May 26, 2015, she phoned Teresa Gallagher, the
manager of the Banff and Canmore Safeway stores, at
about 11:45 a.m. while Gallagher was working at the
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Worker walks out of promotion interview, grieves treatment pg. 8
Compass Group Canada — British Columbia pg. 3 Greater Moncton
International Airport Authority — New Brunswick pg. 3 London Hydro —
Ontario pg. 4 District of Saanich — British Columbia pg. 5 New Flyer
Industries Canada — Manitoba pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Aleph
Studio
(Shutterstock)
pg. 2
11th hour deal
First Nations police service
agrees to new deal, averts
potential job action
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Grocery > pg. 7
Elevator helper unable to
get along with co-workers
AN ELEVATOR mechanic's
helper was terminated after com-
plaints surfaced that no mechan-
ics in the local union were willing
to work with him.
Billy Gillard had been assisting
elevator mechanics with Thys-
senkrupp Elevator since 2012. On
Jan. 20, 2015, a misunderstanding
between Gillard and mechanic
Shawn Wade at a Corner Brook,
N.L., installation escalated into a
"blowup," causing the pair to leave
the job site.
ENTERTAINMENT
Alberta Ballet Company
Calgary
(187 stage technicians) and the International Alliance of
eatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local No. 212
Renewal agreement: Effective
July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.
Signed on June 30, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2016: 0%
Shift premium: Time and one-
half for hours worked between
midnight and 8 a.m. Time and
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
