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AN ONTARIO worker who was
off work due to injury is entitled to
severance pay under the collective
agreement because no job was
available to him, an arbitrator has
found.
Karl Malenfant worked as a ma-
chinist for Ryam Lumber, a lum-
ber company based in Toronto.
Malenfant suffered a workplace
injury in 2010 that led to multiple
surgeries and ongoing medical
issues that prevented him from
performing his regular duties.
Ryam accommodated him with
First agreement signed
Quebec-based DHL drivers get
new deal after joining Unifor
in 2019
GRAIN TERMINALS
Parrish and Heimbecker
Vancouver
(7 operators, labourers) and the International Union of Operating
Engineers (IUOE), Local 115
Renewal agreement: Effective
May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022.
Signed on June 13, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2019: 3%
Effective May 1, 2020: 2.25%
Effective May 1, 2021: 2.25%
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour
(to certified locomotive employ-
ees) for locomotive operators. $1
per hour for lead-hands. $0.50
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see No job > pg. 7
see Witnesses> pg. 7
Worker fired after threat uttered
and later denied despite witnesses
Nipissing University — Ontario pg. 3 Medicine Hat
Community Housing Society — Alberta pg. 4 The
Corporation of The City of Niagara Falls — Ontario pg.5
Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission —
Alberta pg. 6
AN ONTARIO arbitrator has upheld the firing of
a municipal employee who denied uttering a threat
against a superior that was heard by other employ-
ees.
Randy Mills was a recreation attendant for Loyal-
ist Township in Ontario. He worked for the town-
ship for several years before becoming a full-time,
permanent employee in 2015.
Mills was disciplined multiple times between
2016 and 2018, including two one-day suspensions,
a two-day suspension, and four warning letters.
The collective agreement had a sunset clause stip-
ulating that an employee's discipline record could
not be used against him after two years if there was
"no recurrence of a similar and/or other infraction."
On May 13, 2019, Mills attended a daily morning
meeting at the township's public works garage with
about a dozen employees. The discussion turned to
an upcoming staff wellness day, when the acting di-
rector of recreation would lead employees on a hike.
August 3, 2020
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Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
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Injured Ontario employee
wins severance pay award
