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AN ONTARIO company was en-
titled to dismiss a worker during
an "establishment period" under
the collective agreement without
evidence the worker had a disabil-
ity, an arbitrator has found.
Algoma Steel is a steel manu-
facturing company operating a
steel mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
The collective agreement with its
union states that employees be-
come "established" after working
1,040 hours for the company, and
"the purpose of the establishment
period is to allow the company to
PSAC wants in
Union files to enter fight
against Quebec religious
symbols prohibition
AN ONTARIO arbitrator upheld a five-day sus-
pension and the revocation of a forklift driver's li-
cence after multiple instances of discipline for un-
safe behaviour.
Olymel is a meat packing and food process-
ing company based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que. The
worker was a forklift operator at its Brampton, Ont.
poultry processing plant with 28 years of experi-
ence in the position and 39 years of service in total
with Olymel.
Between 2007 and 2016, he was disciplined six
times for safety-related incidents, but these were
erased from his record by the collective agreement's
sunset clause.
Forklift drivers had to follow procedures that in-
cluded operating the forklift slowly and smoothly
— they received refresher training regularly. No
other worker could be standing nearby when a load
was stacked and the horn had to be sounded when
approaching blind corners.
BREAD BAKERY
Bimbo Canada
Edmonton
(212 team-leads, shippers) and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco
Workers' and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), Local 252
Renewal agreement: Effective
Dec. 1, 2018 to Nov. 30, 2024.
Ratified on Feb. 1, 2019. Signed
on Oct. 1, 2018.
Shift premium: Applicable rate
of pay of higher classification
when employee performs work
in higher-rated classification
for more than one-half shift.
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
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see Employer> pg. 8
see Demotion> pg.8
Many safety incidents warrant freeze
of Ontario worker's forklift licence
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Central Local Health Integration Network— Ontario pg. 3
Calgary Parking Authority — Alberta pg. 4 Garda Security
Screening — Manitoba pg.5 Rivercrest Care Centre —
Alberta pg. 6 Woodbine Casino — Ontario pg. 7
June 22, 2020
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COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
'Probationary' not in
collective agreement
