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October 15, 2018
Unifor grieves Bell Canada
not allowing steward's presence
WHEN BELL CANADA took
over the operations of Bell Aliant
in Atlantic Canada in 2014, the
company changed the process for
processing its short-term disabil-
ity (STD) claims.
The union, Unifor, grieved the
changes on July 15, 2016, after
hearing that some members were
denied union representation dur-
ing their claims process.
Carlos Vicente, regional chief
steward for the union's Saint John
region, testified he had experience
about four or five times in the past
as a union representative when
Vancouver hospital social worker's
promotion quashed after post changed
AFTER SHE WAS awarded a promotion, which
was then promptly cancelled after the employer
realized her qualifications were lacking, a Van-
couver social worker grieved the decision.
Salimah Damji, who worked at the Vancouver
General Hospital, responded to a job posting on
March 11, 2016, for a social-worker position in the
T11 acute care elderly ward at the facility.
The posting called for candidates to possess
a "master of social work (MSW) from an accred-
ited school of social work." However, on April 11,
the post was changed and it requested candidates
hold a "bachelor of social work (BSW)" instead.
Leighanne MacKenzie, operations director for
medicine at the hospital, sent an email to the HR
department on April 15, just as she was about to
leave for vacation. "I am fine if you leave the post-
ing for BSW up. I will be away next week. Please
award it to Salimah Damji with a start date of six
weeks."
SECURITY SERVICES
Garda Security Screening
London, Ont.
(50 security screeners) and Teamsters, Local 847
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2017, to March 31,
2020. Signed on Oct. 3, 2017.
Shift premium: $1 per hour for
all hours worked as team leader
or training-team leader.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per
month, maximum 10 days or
4% to start, 2 weeks after 1 year,
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg 8
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Complaint filed at UBC
AAPS union alleges university
discriminated against six
employees due to disability
or pregnancy
Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord — Alberta pg. 3 Verspeeten Cartage —
Ontario pg. 4 Wheatland Lodge — Alberta pg. 4 Government of
Nunavut — Nunavut pg. 5 Foremost North Lloydminster — Alberta pg.
6 Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada — British Columbia pg. 7 Holiday
Inn — Alberta pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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