Canadian Labour Reporter

October 2, 2017

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 Ontario college faculty request 'no- board' report TORONTO — The union bar- gaining team for 12,000 Ontario college faculty has asked the con- ciliator in its negotiations with the College Employer Council to issue a "no-board" report, a move that will put the parties in a legal strike or lockout position by mid-October. Under the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA), either party can request a "no-board" report, which is typically issued within a few working days of the request. From there, workers can strike or their employer can lock them out 16 days later. "Unfortunately, our employ- er's approach to this round is based on demanding conces- sions and refusing to engage with our proposals at all," said JP Hornick, Ontario Public Ser- vice Employees Union (OPSEU) bargaining team chair. "It is our hope that a no-board report will make the colleges see that the way through the current im- passe is through constructive negotiation." The union has not set a strike date, according to Hornick. The CCBA requires the parties to give five days' notice of a strike or lockout. Domtar workers approve agreement KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Mem- bers of Unifor Local 10-B at the Domtar Kamloops Mill in Kam- loops, B.C., voted 80 per cent in favour of a new four-year con- tract Sept. 25, that helps secure the future of the pulp mill with significant investments over the next two years, said the union. The new collective agreement commits the parties to finding solutions on retiree health ben- efits. It also works on retention and training of trade workers and streamlines administration while improving benefits. The gains will be important for the next generation of mill workers as a wave of retirements creates openings, according to Unifor. "It's our commitment to find- ing innovative solutions that resulted in a meaningful agree- ment for both parties," said Jean- Claude Allaire, general manager of the mill. The framework of the new contract is built on Unifor's Western Canada pulp-and-pa- per pattern agreement. Winnipeg Gate Gourmet employees sign new deal WINNIPEG — Employees at Gate Gourmet in Winnipeg have ratified a new five-year collective agreement. Under the new contract, the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) Lo- cal 832 members will see wages increase by 10.25 per cent. Other monetary increases include: im- proved dental plan and RRSP contributions, an enhanced shoe allowance and added coverage to existing health and welfare ben- efits, said the union. "We didn't give the company any concessions, and we man- aged to improve language in other areas of the contract," said Martin Trudel, UFCW 832 head negotiator. Gate Gourmet is a provider of airline catering and provisioning services in Canada and around the world. Photo: Wolfgang Rattay (Reuters) LABOUR LENS Three men wear masks depicting Heinrich Hiesinger, CEO of ThyssenKrupp AG, during a Thyssenkrupp steel workers protest rally in Bochum, Germany, on Sept. 22, against the planned combination of the group's European steel operations with those of Tata Steel. LABOUR BRIEFS FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. Subscription rate: $595 per year Customer Service Tel: (416) 609-3800 (Toronto) (800) 387-5164 (outside Toronto) Fax: (416) 298-5106 Email: customersupport.legaltaxcanada@tr.com Website: www.carswell.com Director, Media Solutions, Canada Karen Lorimer Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Todd Humber Editor/Supervisor Sarah Dobson | (416) 649-7896 sarah.dobson@thomsonreuters.com News Editor John Dujay | (416) 298-5129 john.dujay@thomsonreuters.com Sales Manager Paul Burton | (416) 649-9928 paul.burton@thomsonreuters.com Marketing Co-ordinator Keith Fulford | (416) 649-9585 keith.fulford@thomsonreuters.com © 2017 omson Reuters Canada Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. e publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice. If legal or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. e analysis contained herein represents the opinion of the authors and should in no way be construed as being either offi cial or unoffi cial policy of any governmental body. ISSN 0045-5113 Publications Registration 2089 Canadian Labour Reporter is part of the Canadian HR Reporter group of publications. Visit www.hrreporter.com for more information. Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com

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