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February 18, 2019
Teacher alleges prejudice
due to pregnancy leave
AFTER SHE returned from 52
weeks of pregnancy and parental
leave, a teacher was surprised to
learn that she wouldn't receive
sick-leave credits for the year off.
Lisa Mahon was a full-time
teacher at the Golden Avenue
Public School in South Porcu-
pine, Ont., who went on leave
from Aug. 17, 2015, to Aug. 17,
2016. When she returned to work
in September 2016, Mahon was
given 11 sick days for the 2016,
2017 academic year.
Harassment from coworker ignored,
alleges Nova Scotia seniors' home worker
A DIETARY aide, who worked at the Whitehills
Long Term Care in Hammonds Plains, N.S.,
said the employer disregarded her concerns of
ongoing mistreatment from a fellow worker.
Joanne Ford had worked at the seniors' home
since 2013, and shortly after she started, Ford said
she received a phone call from Helen Paris, con-
tinuing care assistant (CCA), who was at home.
Paris told Ford that she wanted to kiss her first
before another CCA could.
Ford, who is gay, testified this made her upset
and she immediately hung up. Later, Paris apolo-
gized and Ford told her not to do so again. Ford
also reported the incident to her supervisor.
On April 15, 2016, Ford filled out a mistreat-
ment/harassment form identifying Paris as the
source of harassment: "This has been going on
for a continual basis. She is watching me at every-
thing I do and runs to management. I feel I have to
be on guard at all times and (it) is very stressful."
GROCERY RETAIL
Sobeys Capital
Edmonton
(221 warehouse employees, janitors, engineers, mechanics)
and the United Food and Commercial
Workers Canada Union (UFCW), Local 401
Renewal agreement: Effective
March 21, 2017, to March 20,
2021. Ratified on June 1, 2018.
Signed on June 1, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
(For employees at the top rate
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
First agreement signed
Workers at Rossdown Farms and
Natural Foods in Abbotsford,
B.C., get pay hikes, longer
vacations with initial deal
Bethany Care Society — Alberta pg. 3 Connors Bros., Clover Leaf
Seafoods Company — New Brunswick pg. 4 City of Lloydminster —
Alberta/Saskatchewan pg. 6 Liquor Control Board of Ontario — Alberta
pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see Sick-days > pg. 8
Call : 1-888-858-7838
Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
Learn more:
Labour Relations Foundations: March 3-8 2019: Kingston
Negotiation Skills: April 7-12, 2019: Kingston
Labour Arbitration Skills: May 26-30, 2019: Kingston
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see Arbitration > pg. 8
