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July 15, 2019

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com 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 Photo: Google Street View 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 negotiate ■ with ■ confidence

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