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July 8, 2019
B.C. medical lab technician fired
for not submitting doctor's notes
A LONG-TIME employee with
the British Columbia provincial
health authority was fired after
taking time off for sickness and
not providing repeatedly request-
ed medical notes.
The employee, identified as "E.
Kozak," had worked for the Health
Employers Association of British
Columbia (HEABC) since 1978 in
the medical laboratory technician
area, but on April 10, 2018, she
was terminated by Karen Mooder,
director of laboratory operations.
"Since January 2017, you have
not been compliant with require-
SaskTel call-centre worker terminated
after ongoing harassment of coworkers
AFTER a series of negative comments and
behaviour directed toward various colleagues, a
senior clerical associate who worked at SaskTel
was terminated.
The 53-year-old employee, who was not iden-
tified by name in the arbitration hearing, had
worked for the telecommunications company
since 1993. But after a managerial review of her
conduct toward others was completed, the griev-
or was dismissed on March 7, 2017.
The worker was employed in the assignment
centre which provided technical and administra-
tive support to the company's installers.
For many years, the grievor was provided with
good reports and feedback from managers, in-
cluding a letter from a vice-president in 2013 con-
gratulating her on 20 years of service. However, a
performance report from that same year warned
the worker that she "continues to damage working
relationships with those around her due to high
GOVERNMENT
Smoky Lake County
Smoky Lake, Alta.
(37 operators, shop clerks, mechanics, welders) and the
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2020.
Ratified on Dec. 5, 2018. Signed
on March 8, 2019.
Shift premium: $2 per hour for
grader operators for all work on
Saturday or Sunday. $1 per hour
for who work to supervise con-
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Nurses ratify deal
After three years of 'protracted
round of bargaining,' VON nurses
in Chatham, Ont., agree
to contract
First Student Canada — Ontario pg. 3 Memorial University of
Newfoundland — Newfoundland and Labrador pg. 4 Fairmont
Regional Linen Service — Alberta pg. 5 St. Joseph's Healthcare
London — Ontario pg. 6 City of Lloydminster — Alberta pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see 9 requests > pg. 8
see Arbitration > pg. 8
Call : 1-888-858-7838
Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
Learn more:
Managing Unionized Environments: Sept. 17-19, 2019: Calgary
Labour Relations Foundations: Sept. 22-27, 2019: Kingston
Change Management: Oct. 1-3, 2019: Toronto
negotiate
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