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April 22, 2019
Winnipeg hospital worker fired
after dancing while on sick leave
A SONOGRAPHER at a Win-
nipeg health centre was dismissed
after the employer saw her per-
forming cultural dances on You-
Tube despite being off work due to
a fractured wrist.
Roshni Tailor worked at the
Health Sciences Centre in Win-
nipeg since September 2010, but
on Jan. 14, 2017, she fractured her
wrist while doing a dance routine.
Tailor immediately went off work
on a short-term disability basis
and was scheduled to return to
work on a graduated program in
April.
SaskPower employee terminated for not
attending accommodation meetings
AFTER a customer-care worker took time off due
to asthma and allergies in the workplace, she was
fired when she refused to meet with the employer
in the office due to potential allergens affecting
her health.
Lisa Marcotte worked as a customer service
representative in the Fletcher Road office of
SaskPower in Saskatoon, beginning in Novem-
ber 2015. Shortly after she moved to the location,
Marcotte discovered some workers wore scents
which exacerbated her condition.
She told manager Cheryl Sanders that cowork-
ers' scents were bothering her. Sanders held an all-
staff meeting and reiterated SaskPower's policy
that said: "Please abide by the corporate no-scent
policy by not wearing strong perfumes/colognes
or eating strong aromatic foods at your work sta-
tion. Many people have adverse or allergic reac-
tions to some smells."
Marcotte continued to suffer and in April 2016,
SENIOR CARE
Lamont County Housing
Lamont, Alta.
(40 coordinators, cooks, kitchen, housekeeping, maintenance
employees, receptionist, administration) and the Alberta Union
of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 047, Chapter 026
Renewal agreement: Effect-
ive Dec. 21, 2018, to Dec. 31,
2021. Ratified on Dec. 21, 2018.
Signed on Feb. 27, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2%
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Strike date set
About 3,500 students could be
affected if Autobus DL drivers
in Quebec walk off jobs
on April 24
Seawatch — Newfoundland and Labrador pg. 3 Edmonton Public Schools
— Alberta pg. 4 Maple Leaf Poultry (Brampton) — Ontario pg. 5 Hilton
Saint John — New Brunswick pg. 6 Town of Ponoka — Alberta pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see Supervisor > pg. 8
Call : 1-888-858-7838
Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
Learn more:
Labour Arbitration Skills: May 26-30, 2019: Kingston
Labour Relations Foundations: June 3-7, 2019: Halifax
Negotiation Skills: July 22-26, 2019: Victoria
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see Arbitration > pg. 8
