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AN ALBERTA bus driver's sus-
pension following a physical al-
tercation with a passenger has
been struck down by an arbitrator
who found the driver acted rea-
sonably and in self-defence.
Mark Carpenter was a bus
driver for the City of Edmonton
since 2011 with a clean disci-
plinary record. He was subject
to a collective agreement that
required employees to conduct
themselves in a professional
manner and to act courteously
towards passengers. He received
training on how to deal with abu-
sive customers — de-escalate,
Delayed certification
Despite COVID-19, employer
push back on vote-counting,
Vancouver harm reduction
workers join CUPE
GOVERNMENT
City of St. Albert
St. Albert, Alta.
(120 municipal workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees
(CUPE), Local 941
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021.
Signed on Dec. 11, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 1.25%
Shift premium: When employ-
ee works minimum of 1 hour
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
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see Alberta > pg.8
see Failure > pg.8
Moonlighting Ontario LBCO worker
dismissed for dishonest sick days
AN ONTARIO arbitrator has upheld the dismissal
of a worker who called in sick multiple times so he
could work at another job and tried to hide it.
The worker was a customer service represen-
tative at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario's
(LCBO) service centre in the Greater Toronto Area.
His employment was casual and he had to meet
minimum availability requirements for any shifts
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
along with Saturdays for stock inventory and long
weekends.
In June 2018, the worker was hired by the City of
Toronto for a temporary position running from July
4 to Oct. 9 that involved working Monday to Friday
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The worker advised his shift
supervisor at the LCBO that he couldn't work his
upcoming day shifts because of a temporary job.
However, the LCBO wouldn't allow the worker to
forego his scheduled day shifts because of the avail-
ability requirements. The worker asked if he could
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— Ontario pg. 4 Process Plant Constructors — Alberta
pg. 4 City of Regina — Saskatchewan pg.6 Ivaco
Rolling Mills — Ontario pg.7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Argument with drunk passenger
led to investigation, suspension
