Canadian Labour Reporter

January 8, 2018

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 Strike averted for Kelowna, B.C., guards KELOWNA, B.C. — In an ef- fort to avoid strike action, Cana- dian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 338 members — who work as jail guards at the Kelow- na RCMP Detachment — agreed on Dec. 21 to enter binding arbi- tration with Commissionaires BC. "We were able to reach a last-minute agreement late Thursday afternoon, prior to the strike deadline," said Harry Nott, CUPE national represen- tative and lead negotiator. "We believe this resolve will result in a fair contract for our members, and is also in the best interest of Commissionaires BC, the City of Kelowna and residents." Both parties have agreed to appoint arbitrator Mark Brown, but a date for the arbitration has not yet been set. CUPE 338 represents 1,000 members who provide commu- nity services to Kelowna area residents and businesses. Seventeen of those members work at the Kelowna RCMP detachment as jail guards and provide services including overseeing prisoners, assisting with prisoner searches and cell searches, organizing meals, re- cording prisoner activity, and finger printing Second labour complaint against D-J Composites ST. JOHN'S — Unifor filed a second unfair labour practice complaint on Dec. 19 alleging bad-faith bargaining against the employer that locked out 32 aerospace workers one year ago. "D-J Composites refuses to abide by the normally accepted practices for collective bargain- ing, and clearly has no intention of fulfilling its obligations to these workers under the prov- ince's employment laws," said Shane Wark, assistant to Uni- for's national president, at a rally on the steps of the Confedera- tion Building in St. John's. D-J Composites was already found guilty of bargaining in bad faith with Unifor Local 597 by the provincial labour board in May 2017. The complaint alleges D-J Composites has failed to com- ply with the board's May ruling and continues to bargain in bad faith, contrary to Section 75 of the Labour Relations Act, said the union. Maison Fraternité workers join OPSEU OTTAWA — The Ontario Pub- lic Service Employees Union (OPSEU) continued to grow af- ter 61 staff members at Maison Fraternité in Ottawa voted to be- come members on Dec. 18. The agency provides treat- ment and rehabilitation services for francophones with addic- tions and mental-health issues. "OPSEU will now represent all non-managerial staff at Mai- son Fraternité," said Ed Arvelin, chair of OPSEU's mental health and addictions division. "That includes psychotherapists, in- tervenors, and educators, as well as support staff." "They were seeking a voice on issues like shift allocation, hir- ing, and promotion," said Arv- elin. "Staff were concerned that clients were not getting the best- possible services and wanted a say on the quality of the care they delivered." LABOUR BRIEFS FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. Subscription rate: $610 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.thomsonreuters.ca 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 © 2018 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 Photo: Martin Acosta (Reuters) LABOUR LENS Passengers rest in the hall at the Jorge Newbery airport during a 24-hour national general strike over government pension reforms in Buenos Aires, on Dec. 19.

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