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A FIRED worker was a proba-
tionary employee but his employ-
er didn't have just cause to dismiss
him, an Ontario arbitrator has
ruled.
Andre Ouellette was a track
maintainer with Ontario North-
land Transportation Commis-
sion (ONTC), a provincial Crown
company providing transporta-
tion services in Northern Ontario
based in North Bay. Ouellette was
hired on June 5, 2019, subject to a
probationary period specified in
the collective agreement as "120
working days' service," during
which ONTC could terminate
New agreement
Provincial employees in
Newfoundland and Labrador
sign "concession-free" deal
FOAM PRODUCTION
Woodbridge Foam
Blenheim, Ont.
(201 manufacturing employees) and Unifor, Local 127
Renewal agreement: Effective
Dec. 1, 2020 to Nov. 30, 2024.
Ratified in December 2020.
Signed on Dec. 1, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Dec. 1, 2020: 6.7%
Effective Dec. 1, 2021: 2.4%
Effective Dec. 1, 2022: 2.3%
Effective Dec. 1, 2023: 3%
Shift premium: $0.40 per
hour for employees on second
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Photo:
SzB
(iStock)
see Ontario > pg.7
Unsafe driving, failure to co-operate
ground Toronto aviation safety officer
AN ONTARIO airport operator had just cause to
fire an employee after two incidents of unsafe driv-
ing on the tarmac, an arbitrator has ruled.
John Bodnar was an aviation safety officer (ASO)
for the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA)
since 2017. His responsibilities included emer-
gency response and support on airside surfaces and
investigating incidents. The position was safety
sensitive and required an airside vehicle operator's
permit.
On March 8, 2019, GTAA received a complaint
from an airline employee alleging that a vehicle
drove between a passenger aircraft and an aircraft
marshaller at a terminal gate. GTAA determined
that Bodnar had been driving and had reached a
speed of 38 kilometres per hour, well above the 10
kilometres per hour speed limit in the marshalling
area.
Bodnar acknowledged that he had driven be-
tween the aircraft and the marshaller. The airside
Finning International — Alberta pg. 3 Exploits Valley
Air Services (EVAS) — Newfoundland and Labrador
pg. 4 University of Guelph — Ontario pg.5 The
Fairmont Palliser — Alberta pg.6
February 22, 2021
see Worker> pg. 8
Photo:
benkrut
(iStock)
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Probation decided by days
not total hours: Arbitrator
