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AN ONTARIO company's rec-
ognition and rewards program
breached its union's bargaining
rights and the collective agree-
ment, an arbitrator has ruled.
Algoma Steel is a steel manufac-
turing company in Sault Ste. Ma-
rie, Ont. On Jan. 23, 2018, Algoma
introduced a points-based reward
and recognition program for em-
ployees called "Tapping In" that
was intended to foster a culture of
thanks for employees and teams
who performed well and support-
ed corporate values. The program
Deal ratified
After 6-month lockout, 730
Federated Co-operatives
workers agree to contract
AN ONTARIO transit provider went too far when it
required invasive background checks of its employ-
ees, an arbitrator has ruled.
MVT is a passenger transportation contracting
firm based in Dallas, Texas. In 2015, the company en-
tered into a contract with the City of Barrie, Ont., to
provide transit services. It inherited much of its Bar-
rie workforce from a predecessor transit provider.
The contract between MVT and the city included
a requirement that all staff who had unsupervised
access, handled fares or cash, or had access to con-
fidential information submit to a vulnerable sector
check (VSC) or criminal record check (CRC). It also
allowed Barrie to "require the renewal of the security
or background checks provided" as it reasonably saw
fit.
CRCs involve the disclosure of unpardoned crimi-
nal convictions along with absolute discharges with-
in the past year and conditional discharges within
the past three years. VSCs are more invasive, as they
CONSTRUCTION
Cart Construction
Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
(22 engineers, firefighters, foremen, technicians) and the International
Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective
Oct. 15, 2019 to Oct. 15, 2021.
Ratified on Oct. 15, 2019.
Signed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Shift premium: Time and
one-half for missed break. Ad-
ditional one-half hour of pay for
employee, who works through
scheduled lunch period and
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Recognition> pg. 7
see Transit> pg.7
Arbitrator quashes employer's policy
on criminal background checks
The Women's Christian Association of London—
Ontario pg. 3 Servomation— British Columbia pg.
4 MacCosham Cartage — Alberta pg.5
York University — Ontario pg. 6
June 29, 2020
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Employer punished
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