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October 23, 2017
Toronto grocery warehouse worker fired
after theft of chocolate bar worth $2.49
A GROCERY selector was terminated after secu-
rity footage showed he ate one chocolate bar from
a damaged box without management approval.
Joe Raimondo, who had worked at the West
Mall Grocery Distribution Centre in Toronto
since 2004, had no disciplinary infractions on his
record, but on Jan. 28, 2017, new security cameras
were installed at the Metro Ontario warehouse.
The employer had suspected aisle 42 —
where confectionary items were stored in the
874,000-square-foot facility — was an area worth
watching due to potential employee theft.
On Feb. 1, Metro management observed suspi-
cious activity by Raimondo and other employees
in aisle 42.
Ken Hann, manager of West Mall grocery op-
erations, met with Raimondo on Feb. 7 and he
asked him if he had ever "taken product from the
facility."
Raimondo said he didn't take anything out,
TRANSPORTATION
Clarke Transport
Winnipeg
(11 warehouse workers) and Unifor, Local 4209
Renewal agreement: Effective
June 1, 2017, to May 31, 2021.
Signed on July 6, 2017.
Shift premium: $0.50 per hour
for all work between 5 p.m. and
8 a.m.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus
additional floating holiday to be
taken between Dec. 24 and Jan.
7 of each year.
Photo:
West
Mall
Grocery
Distribution
Centre
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Tentative deal reached
Ontario hospital workers have
agreed to extend current contract
for three more years until
2022: OPSEU
Advance Wire Products — British Columbia pg. 3 University of Alberta —
Alberta pg. 4 Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society — British Columbia pg. 5
Community Living Kingston and District — Ontario pg. 5 Construction Labour
Relations Association of Manitoba — Manitoba pg. 6 Brandon University —
Manitoba pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Surrey, B.C., caretaker's union
duties prevented promotion
WHEN A caretaker working for
the Surrey, B.C., school district
applied for a position as a trades
helper on the filter crew, his ap-
plication was denied because too
much of his time was spent at-
tending to union business.
Eric Jaworski had worked for
the employer since 1989 and was
a head caretaker. He heard about
the open position and believed he
would be qualified to become part
of a two-person crew responsible
for changing filters at 133 differ-
see Worker > pg. 8
