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November 25, 2019
Talks break off
Fight over full-time work at heart
of bargaining at 11 Loblaws
stores in Newfoundland
and Labrador
Accommodation not delivered to
Canada Post worker in Yellowknife
A CANADA POST employee in
the Northwest Territories with
physical limitations had a right to
be accommodated, but not at the
expense of other employees who
needed a physical break.
Victoria Cook, 56, was a ru-
ral and suburban mail carrier
(RSMC) for Canada Post in Yel-
lowknife. In December 2014,
Cook had to take time off work
to have surgery on her right hand
due to tendonitis. She returned
in September 2015 with modified
duties.
Cook had to go off work again
Alberta Health Services employee
signs away her job at Calgary hospital
AN ALBERTA nurse held a grudge against a col-
league too long and faced dismissal after writing a
nasty note in a card meant for the colleague.
The worker was a registered nurse employed
by Alberta Health Services (AHS) at the South
Health Campus in Calgary. Hired in 2012, the
worker received several disciplinary measures
between May 2015 and April 2017 — three writ-
ten warnings followed by three suspensions. The
worker was on medical leave from February to
April 2017 and the last two suspensions — one
for four days and one for five days — were issued
when she returned to work.
The disciplinary letters accompanying all the
warnings and suspensions stated that a recur-
rence of similar misconduct or "any other unac-
ceptable conduct" would result in more discipline
"up to and including dismissal for cause."
When the worker returned to work, she had no
medical restrictions or concerns about fitness for
GOVERNMENT
e City of Brooks
Brooks, Alta.
(60 municipal workers) and the Canadian Union
of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1032
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022.
Ratified on Jan. 29, 2019. Signed
on Jan. 22, 2019.
Shift premium: $1 per hour
for employees whose scheduled
duties continue after 10 p.m.
Monday to Friday or work on
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Ryerson University — Ontario pg. 4 Garda Security
Screening — Manitoba pg. 5 First Canada — Alberta pg. 6
Saint John Construction Association — New Brunswick pg. 6
Red Deer School Division — Alberta pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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see Mail > pg. 8
see Arbitration > pg. 8
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