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September 23, 2019
New contract
Wages hiked as much as 32
per cent in deal for Quebec's
Laferté renovation
centre employees
Oil refinery worker terminated
for improper lock-out procedure
AFTER a NARL Refining em-
ployee issued a safety permit that
improperly indicated a confined
space was safe, he was promptly
dismissed.
Joshua Ackerman worked as an
operator since 2014 at the Come
By Chance, N.L. refinery when
on Dec. 18, 2017 a clarifier — a
circular tank that cleans wastewa-
ter before it goes out to sea — was
scheduled to be put back into op-
eration after being out of service
for months due to repairs on its
cleaning rake.
Before the clarifier could be
2 Bell employees in London, Ont.
denied temporary off-site positions
AFTER postings for temporary transfers ap-
peared, a number of workers in Bell Technical So-
lutions (BTS) applied for the positions, which paid
extra salary and per diems.
David Beck and Tyler Stenback both worked at
BTS in London, Ont. as installation repair techni-
cians and on Jan. 24, 2017 they each received a text
message: "Looking for [volunteers] to be loaned to
Windsor [Ont.]. Leaving Jan. 26 to Feb. 5."
Both employees responded affirmatively to the
message but didn't hear anything back from BTS.
Later, they learned that workers who were junior
to their seniority dates had been accepted for the
transfer.
According to the collective agreement, "[the
employer] shall give priority to the employee
with the most seniority on the transfer list for this
transfer territory, as long as this employee has
more seniority than the next part-time employee
eligible for upgrade in the same team territory."
TRANSPORTATION
Reimer Express Lines
Point Edward, Ont.
(15 border ambassadors) and Teamsters Canada, Local 879
Renewal agreement: Effective
June 23, 2018 to June 22, 2023.
Signed on Dec. 5, 2018.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus day
before Christmas.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af-
ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years,
4 weeks after 12 years. It is
compulsory for all employees
to take vacations during period
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Bragg Communications (Eastlink) — Nova Scotia pg. 3
Government of Ontario — Ontario pg. 4 Rossdown Farms and
Natural Foods — British Columbia pg. 5 SemCAMS Midstream
— Alberta pg. 6 Canadian Niagara Hotels — Ontario pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see 2 supervisors > pg. 8
see Arbitration > pg. 8
Call : 1-888-858-7838
Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
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