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July 15, 2019
New contract signed
Multiple increases, paid education
leave part of agreement ratified by
Louisiana-Pacific Canada
workers
Penis picture shown to supervisor
leads to firing of Calgary city worker
A WORKER for the Calgary
roads department was promptly
terminated after he apparently
showed the wrong photograph di-
rectly to his boss via his cellphone.
Norman Mossman had worked
as driver/operator/labourer for
the roads department. He was
first hired as a seasonal employee
in 1988 and became a full-time
employee in 2001.
In the roads department, there
were about 425 employees and
only 16 were female, according to
district manager Rick Billington.
Mossman's foreman was a woman,
NB Power employee files grievance
after denial of supervisory position
AFTER he was passed over for a management
posting, a worker at NB Power took offense with
the decision.
Gilles Robichaud first worked for the employer
in 1989 at the Dalhousie Generating Station, and
in 2000, he transferred to the Belledune Generat-
ing Station in Gloucester County, N.B.
The open position for supervisor, warehouse
inventory planning and operations, was posted on
Oct. 26, 2017, with a closing date of Nov. 4.
The senior position was to supervise "the in-
ventory warehouse and remote sites; identify,
implement and communicate enhanced or new
processes and monitor material security expen-
ditures and storage to ensure efficient operations
of the NB Power warehousing operation for the
Northern area of the province," said the posting.
After all the applications were processed, sev-
en candidates were selected for the final process,
including Robichaud and Terry Lapointe, who
ENERGY GENERATION
Capital Power
Edmonton
(61 engineers, foremen, operators) and Unifor, Local 829
Renewal agreement: Effective
Dec. 23, 2018, to Dec. 19, 2020.
Ratified on March 25, 2019.
Signed on Dec. 23, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Dec. 23, 2018: 2%
Effective Dec. 22, 2019: 2.25%
Shift premium: $450 per
month upon obtaining
third-class certificate. $800
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
B.C. Public Service Agency — British Columbia pg. 3 Cooney Bulk Sales
— Ontario pg. 4 Newfoundland and Labrador School Boards Association
— Newfoundland and Labrador pg. 5 Town of Cochrane Library Board
— Alberta pg. 5 Securitas Canada — Ontario pg. 6 Fort McMurray Public
School District — Alberta pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see Driver > 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
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