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AN ALBERTA arbitrator has de-
nied two workers' claims for pay
in lieu of reasonable notice be-
cause the collective agreement's
prohibition of dismissal without
cause was incompatible with
common law notice.
One worker, who was 62 years
old, was the assistant business
manager in the Fort McMurray
branch office of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Work-
ers (IBEW), Local 424, since 2002.
The other, a 49-year-old, was a
full-time office administrator in
Local 424's Calgary office since
2011.
Contract signing
Thirty-two police officers from
Wendake, Que. ratify deal that
will see wage hikes averaging
two per cent each year
PUBLIC TRANSIT
Miller Transit
Markham, Ont.
(300 transit workers) and the United Food and Commercial Workers
Canada (UFCW), Local 1006A
Renewal agreement: Effective
Oct. 1, 2019 to Oct. 1, 2023.
Ratified in February 2020.
Signed on Feb. 23, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Oct. 1, 2019: 2.98%
Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 2.1%
Effective Oct. 1, 2021: 2.1%
Effective Oct. 1, 2022: 2.1%
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
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PaulMcKinnon
(iStock)
see Worker > pg.7
see Employer > pg.7
Worker's dismissal for napping
overturned for lack of evidence
AN ONTARIO employer shouldn't have fired a
worker for sleeping on the job without better evi-
dence, but the worker's misconduct deserved disci-
pline, an arbitrator has ruled.
Nelson House is an emergency shelter in Ottawa
for women fleeing domestic violence and the worker
was a crisis shelter worker on overnight shifts. Dur-
ing these shifts, she was the only employee and was
responsible for responding to calls and counselling
residents, along with performing administrative,
maintenance and security duties.
Overnight crisis shelter workers had a checklist
that included checking the house, ensuring exter-
nal doors were secure, and updating files in the case
management software. If they completed their tasks,
they could watch movies, read, or listen to music as
long as they remained available to residents.
The doors in the building had electronic locks
opened with fobs. In the summer of 2020, door data
showed that worker often closed the door to the
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Ontario pg.5 Bonnyville Indian - Métis Rehabilitation
Centre — Alberta pg.7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Without-cause firing protection
rules out notice entitlement
