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November 18, 2019

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 Union presidents support gig workers' fight TORONTO — The presidents of both the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Cana- dian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are throwing their sup- port behind Foodora couriers and Uber drivers who are fighting for the right to unionize to im- prove their working conditions. The two companies have re- sponsibilities to their workers, says OFL president Chris Buck- ley. "The OLRB [Ontario Labour Relations Board] has a responsi- bility to the workers of Ontario to end the misclassification of gig workers and stop employers from dodging their responsibilities." Now is the time for the board to give gig workers their just due as "gig economy workers have been too vulnerable for too long," says CUPW national pres- ident Jan Simpson. "The board has the oppor- tunity to make things right and set a precedent for gig workers around the world. It's time to put worker rights first." Toronto-based couriers hop- ing to become the first app-based workforce in the country are fac- ing Foodora representatives at the OLRB. The Supreme Court heard the opening arguments in an appeal relating to whether Uber can require drivers to lodge employment disputes through mandatory arbitration in the Netherlands, a process that will cost drivers around US$14,500. Foodora couriers announced their plans to unionize with the CUPW in May, and CUPW filed for union certification with the OLRB in July. While a vote was held in August, says results re- main sealed as contested issues are now being discussed with the board, said the union. Signature Flight Support workers ratify deal TORONTO — Forty employees of Signature Flight Support in Toronto ratified a new collective agreement with the employer on Nov. 1 after the membership voted 91 per cent in favour of their new contract. The new three-year contract contained a number of improve- ments, including: increases to all entry-level wage scales with the ability to reach the top rate in 48 months; 25-per-cent wage increases in each year of the con- tract; retroactivity on all wage increases back to April 1; sick days are now paid at 100 per cent rather than 75 per cent and im- proved job-description language; says the International Associa- tion of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 2413. The agreement also includes improved contract language on transfers between job classifica- tions, classification assigned to union stewards, notice period for shift changes and bereave- ment leave and a variety of en- hancements, says IAM. The employees at Signature Flight Support operate the Shell Aerocentre and service private jets. They have been members since workers at Field Aviation joined the IAM in 1956. 'No board' report after McMaster talks fail HAMILTON — The union rep- resenting 2,900 teaching assis- tants, research assistants, dem- onstrators, tutors and markers at McMaster University in Hamilton announced on Nov. 5 that they would be seeking a "no board" report from the pro- vincial labour ministry. The decision by the Cana- dian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 3906 means a lockout or strike could take place as soon as Dec. 1, says the union. "McMaster's refusal to bargain seriously with its post-secondary academic workers has left us no choice but to declare that we are at an impasse with our employer," says Nathan Todd, CUPE 3906 president. "Our members are saying 'enough is enough.'" Negotiators for CUPE and McMaster and a provincially ap- pointed conciliation officer spent the day exchanging proposals. While the parties resolved some outstanding issues, concessions remained on the table as the two sides exchanged proposals well into the night, says the union. 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