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AN ARBITRATOR has upheld
a written reprimand against a
British Columbia school district
employee for making racially-
motivated comments and inap-
propriate gestures in an argument
with a colleague.
Millicent Mensah is a Black
woman originally from Ghana
who worked as an educational as-
sistant (EA) at Pinetree Second-
ary School in Coquitlam, B.C.
On Jan. 22, 2020, Mensah met
with two other EAs and a teacher
to discuss the goals for a special-
needs student.
Mensah had a difference of
Offer rejected
More than 100 Blaisdale
Montessori employees reject
deal prolonging strike
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS
Armada Toolworks
Lindsay, Ont.
(213 manufacturing employees) and Unifor, Local 222
Renewal agreement: Effective
May 1, 2019 to Oct. 31, 2022.
Ratified in April 2019. Signed
on June 21, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Aug. 1, 2019: 3.3%
Effective Nov. 1, 2020: 2.3%
Effective Nov. 1, 2021: 2.5%
Shift premium: $0.65 per hour
for afternoon shift. $0.80 per
hour for midnight shift. $1 per
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Worker> pg. 7
see Family > pg.7
Alberta care home unjustly dismisses
nursing attendant over complaint
AN ALBERTA long-term care home overreacted
to the complaints of abuse from a resident's family
when it dismissed a nursing attendant, an arbitrator
has ruled.
Jannet Smykalski worked at St. Michael's Long
Term Care Centre in Edmonton and was hired in
October 2004..
Smykalski worked on the first floor, where many
residents required total personal care due to various
medical conditions. Some patients with dementia
could be prone to aggressive behaviour, for which
staff underwent training on how to manage while
protecting themselves and the residents from harm.
In 2018, the daughter of a resident with dementia
noticed bruising on the resident's arms and legs so
she placed a hidden camera in the resident's room.
In September, they found several clips — with
poor quality audio and video — showing Smykalski
and another attendant treating the resident in a way
that they felt was inappropriate. The resident hit the
Ecco Heating Products — Alberta pg. 3
Coca Cola Refreshments Canada — Ontario pg. 4
South Shaw Pipe Protection — Alberta pg.5
Yanfeng Canada Automotive Interior Systems — Ontario pg.6
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Worker's reprimand for words,
gestures in argument upheld
