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A BRITISH Columbia arbitra-
tor has upheld the suspension of
a union executive for a tirade and
angry emails directed at an HR ad-
visor.
Wendy Shard was a municipal
employee for the District of Squa-
mish, B.C. The district has a re-
spectful workplace policy (RWP)
that defined bullying and harass-
ment as including "any inappro-
priate conduct or comment by a
person towards an employee that
the person knew or reasonably
ought to have known would cause
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A BRITISH Columbia company violated its collec-
tive agreement when it denied an employee the right
to bump into a job that he had last worked five years
previously over competency concerns, according to
an arbitrator.
West Fraser Mills is a forestry company based
in Quesnel, B.C., that produces lumber and other
wood products. It has a kiln system that burns dry
wood shavings to heat oil that dries lumber. Safety
was of utmost importance in kiln operation, as there
was a risk of fire and extreme heat was involved.
West Fraser hired a worker in 1993 who became
certified as a fifth-class power engineer in 2002. Fol-
lowing his certification, he worked as a relief then a
full-time kiln attendant, sometimes acting as chief
engineer. He spent a total of 11 years working in the
kiln, sometimes training other employees on the
kiln-attendant position.
In 2013, the worker began an apprenticeship as a
heavy-duty equipment technician and left the kiln
FIRE FIGHTING
Town of Cochrane
Cochrane, Alta.
(45 firefighters) and the Cochrane Fire Fighters' Association, Local 4819 of
the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31,
2021. Ratified on Oct. 28, 2019.
Signed on Jan. 1, 2018.
Shift premium: $1 per hour for
scheduled night shifts 7 p.m. to
7 a.m.
Paid holidays: 12 days, plus
6 hours will be provided for
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see B.C.> pg. 8
see Five-year> pg.8
Bullying crossed line
beyond labour relations
B.C. worker had requisite skills, competency
to bump into former position: Arbitrator
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June 8, 2020
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