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AN ONTARIO municipality did
not breach its collective agree-
ment when it contracted outside
paramedics to work a special event
without telling its union or asking
its own paramedics to work the
event, an arbitrator has ruled.
Every year, thousands of people
attend a street party in Waterloo,
Ont. to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
Many of the celebrants are stu-
dents from the two universities in
the area. Unsurprisingly, many get
sick or injured during the festivi-
ties and require medical attention.
In 2018, the Regional Munici-
pality of Waterloo estimated that
Partial strike
After talks break down over
job security, workers at Port of
Montreal announce series of
regular weekend walkouts
HEALTHCARE NETWORK
Unity Health Toronto
Toronto
(375 health-care workers) and the Labourers International Union of
North America (LiUNA), Local 3000
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2019 to March 30,
2022. Ratified in November
2019. Signed on Jan. 7, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2019: 1.8%
Effective April 1, 2020: 1.75%
Effective April 1, 2021: 1.75%
Shift premium: $2.10 per hour
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Language > pg.8
Winnipeg CBC reporter wrongly fired
for private social media communications
THE CANADIAN Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC) wrongfully dismissed a Manitoba reporter
when it fired him for telling others of an order to de-
lete a tweet and dug into his personal social media
accounts.
Ahmar Khan, 25, was a reporter/editor for the
CBC in Winnipeg who was hired in 2018 as a tem-
porary fill-in for another reporter on maternity
leave.
On Nov. 9, 2019, Khan — whose family was from
Pakistan — posted a comment on Twitter calling
comments by CBC hockey broadcaster Don Cherry
"xenophobic" and saying that there was "deep-root-
ed racism" in the national hockey broadcasts. Cher-
ry was later fired.
In less than 24 hours, Khan's tweet received more
than 4,000 likes, more than 1,000 retweets, and al-
most 400 comments. The managing director of
CBC Manitoba felt the tweet violated the CBC's
journalistic standards and practices (JSP), which
April 19, 2021
see Disparaging> pg.8
Canam Group — Alberta pg. 3 City of Penticton — British
Columbia pg. 4 Sobeys Capital (Safeway Operations/
Southern Meats & Deli) — Alberta pg. 5 Brantwood
Residential Development Centre — Ontario pg. 7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Contracting out paramedics
not breach of agreement
