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October 28, 2019
First contract ratified
After 'tough road of bargaining,'
Chartwell employees in Vineland,
Ont. sign agreement with
six per cent wage hikes
Lack of work not necessary to
justify economic layoffs in B.C.
A VANCOUVER shipbuilder's
layoffs at the height of construc-
tion was challenged by its union,
but the company had legitimate
reasons, according to an arbitrator.
Vancouver Shipyards Company
is a business involved in the con-
struction and repair of ships and
barges based in North Vancou-
ver, B.C. In April and May of 2019,
the company built three new ves-
sels for the Coast Guard and the
Navy. They were large vessels with
complex electrical systems, so the
company employed a large num-
ber of electricians on the projects.
Disciplinary warnings directed against
steward not anti-union animus: arbitrator
AN ONTARIO arbitrator has dismissed a union's
contention that two warnings given to a union
steward for policy violations were based on anti-
union sentiment.
La Rocca Creative Cakes is a bakery in Rich-
mond Hill, Ont. that produces cakes for food
stores and cafes. The company hired Kumar Sub-
ramanian in 2013 as a delivery driver. Three years
later, Subramanian became a union steward.
La Rocca has rules for maintaining a clean and
hygienic facility. The rules include a requirement
for hair and beard nets for facial hair below the
corners of the mouth, lab coats over street clothes,
and a ban on chewing gum in the production area.
On Feb. 15, 2017, Subramanian stopped in the
production area to talk to a co-worker who asked
him about union matters. Subramanian was wear-
ing a hair net and beard net for his moustache but
no lab coat. He was also chewing gum.
The company's vice-president came by and asked
AIRLINES
Calm Air International
Churchill/Gillam, Man.
(14 customer-service employees) and the United
Steelworkers (USW), Local 6166
Renewal agreement: Effective
May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2021.
Signed on Jan. 11, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2018: 1.6%
Effective on May 1, 2019: rates
of pay will be increased by CPI
national annual average for
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
The Salvation Army Edmonton Centre of Hope — Alberta pg. 3
Construction Labour Relations - Alberta — Alberta pg. 4 Niagara
Falls Bridge Commission — Ontario pg. 5 Van-Kam Freightways/
Seaboard Cartage (1955)/Wings Motor Cartage/Salt Spring
Freight Service — British Columbia pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see Arbitration > pg. 7
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