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September 9, 2019
Strike over
After 'difficult round of
bargaining,' 15 municipal
workers back on job in
Placentia, N.L.
Calgary nurse terminated
after falling asleep on duty
DURING a night shift, a nurse
in a senior's care centre was seen
sleeping by a supervisor who un-
expectedly showed up.
The nurse (who was not identi-
fied) worked as a licensed practi-
cal nurse (LPN) at Clifton Manor
in Calgary since 2013, and was sta-
tioned in the KINDD (Kindness,
Independence and Nurturing for
Developmentally Disabled) unit
which catered to seniors and oth-
ers who suffered from dementia
or a developmental disability.
The unit housed patients in a
locked unit and extra care was
Saskatoon transit union files grievance
over pay for attending meetings
AFTER a third party took over management
of Saskatoon's transit division, union members
stopped being paid for attending meetings, lead-
ing to a grievance.
The disability assistance program (DAP) was
created in 2002 to help manage illnesses or injur-
ies and their effect on the workforce. It was man-
aged internally by occupational health consult-
ants (OHCs) who were employed by the city.
But in March 2016, Bridges Health Services was
contracted to manage the service. Employees no
longer met with OHC workers, they met with staff
at Bridges.
Under the collective agreement, "an employ-
ee summoned for an investigative or disciplinary
interview shall have the right, if he so requests, to
be accompanied by a union representative."
When union representatives attended certain
meetings in the past, they were paid for their time
by the employer, the City of Saskatoon. However,
AIRPORT SECURITY
Garda Canada Security
Edmonton
(95 security guards) and Teamsters Canada, Local 362
Renewal agreement: Effective
June 2, 2018 to May 31, 2021.
Signed on Feb. 4, 2018.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per
month, maximum 2 weeks,
or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4%
after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after
4 years, 4 weeks or 8% after
10 years.
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Maple Leaf Foods — Ontario pg. 3 Fredericton International
Airport Authority — New Brunswick pg. 4 SGT 2000 — Quebec/
Ontario pg. 5 Gate Gourmet Canada — Alberta pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see Supervisor's > pg. 8
see Arbitration > pg. 8
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Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
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