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A BRITISH Columbia employer
should have investigated other
accommodation options before
putting a worker into a lower-paid
job, an arbitrator has ruled.
Zellstoff Celgar operates a pulp
mill in Castlegar, B.C. The worker
was a lubrication mechanic in
the mill's oiling department — a
physically demanding job that in-
volved workers being in hot and
enclosed areas.
The worker had to take two
weeks off in April 2015 due to
anxiety. When he returned, his
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HEALTH CARE
Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor, Ont.
(470 office support workers) and the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 636
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2019 to March 31,
2021. Ratified in May 2019.
Signed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2019: 1.6%
Effective April 1, 2020: 1.65%
Shift premium: $1.25 per hour
for evening or night shifts.
$1.50 per hour for weekend
shifts. $1 per hour for training
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see B.C.> pg. 7
see Supervisor > pg.7
Alcohol detected inside B.C. worker
but no cause provided for drug check
MTE Logistix Edmonton — Alberta pg. 3
The Upper Canada District School Board — Ontario
pg. 4 Centerline Geomatics — Alberta pg.5
Yukon Hospital — Yukon pg.6
A BRITISH Columbia worker who management
worried was impaired by alcohol should not have
been required to take a drug test in addition to an al-
cohol test, an arbitrator has ruled.
The worker was a painter for Vancouver Drydock
Company (VDC), a company that performs marine
repair work in Vancouver. VDC had a substance
abuse policy that required drug and alcohol test-
ing for reasonable cause and following an incident.
Reasonable cause could be based on observations by
management including "slurred speech, smelling of
alcohol or drugs, changes in personality, being argu-
mentative, or mood swings."
On Feb. 1, 2019, the worker attended a training
session scheduled at the beginning of the afternoon
shift. Employees were given the option of going
home at the end of the session.
VDC's health and safety manager led the training
session and twice while he was walking around the
room he noticed an "odd odour" at the worker's table
August 31, 2020
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Modified duties best fix
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