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A FEDERAL arbitrator has up-
held the dismissal of a Bell tech-
nician during his probationary
period.
Bell Technical Solutions had a
collective agreement that allowed
it to terminate the employment of
probationary employees "for any
reason at the sole discretion of the
company" as long as it informed
the union of the reason.
Ahmad Shaji was hired in
March 2017 to be a telecommu-
nications technician. Because of
the interaction with customers
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EDUCATION
Trent University
Peterborough, Ont.
(336 post-secondary instructors and assistants) and the Canadian
Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 3908 (Unit 1)
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31,
2023. Ratified in March 2020.
Signed on July 1, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2020: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2021: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2022:
1.7%
Shift premium: $1,000 for
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Dismissing> pg. 8
see Arbitrator > pg.8
Senior home worker's firing for
not obeying policy overturned
A 10-DAY suspension is more reasonable than dis-
missal for a retirement home worker who was too
aggressive with a resident, an Ontario arbitrator has
ruled.
Rosemarie Crowl-Black was a personal support
worker (PSW) for Alexander Place, a retirement
home in Hamilton, starting in November 2015.
Alexander Place had a policy governing respon-
sive behaviour to prevent injuries to staff and to
minimize or control "aberrant behaviour with the
least infringement on resident quality of life." The
policy emphasized not persisting with care if a resi-
dent is agitated and says "no," distraction to diffuse
aggression, and informing the charge person of re-
sistance to care.
In addition, the policy outlined a "stop-and-go"
approach, which stipulated that "if a resident is ag-
gressive or resistive to care and there is no urgency
to the situation, withdraw and re-approach the resi-
dent in 10-15 minutes."
River Ridge Retirement Residence — Alberta pg. 3 Shaw
Cable (North Shore) — British Columbia pg. 5 Umbrella
Family and Child Centres of Hamilton — Ontario pg.6
Heartland Generation — Alberta pg.7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Bell uninstalls technician for
language, execution issues
