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A SASKATCHEWAN employ-
er had just cause to terminate a
worker with absenteeism issues
even though the worker had a
medical condition, an arbitrator
has ruled.
Celestino De Pedro, 47, worked
for the University of Saskatch-
ewan in Saskatoon. Hired in
2011, he became a building ser-
vices technician in the facilities
management division in 2013. In
2016, De Pedro injured his knee,
had to take time off and received
workers' compensation benefits.
In the fall of 2018, De Pedro be-
gan experiencing flareups of gout
Budtenders join
Workers at non-profit Victoria
cannabis dispensary unionize
with UFCW
DAIRY PRODUCTION
Lactalis Canada
Lethbridge, Alta.
(29 dairy production employees) and Teamsters, Local 987
Renewal agreement: Effective
May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2026.
Ratified on Dec. 3, 2020. Signed
on Feb. 10, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2020: 1%
Shift premium: $1 per hour
(previously $0.95 per hour)
for all hours of regular daily
shift worked prior to 7 a.m. or
after 6 p.m. (shift differential
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Photo:
JHVEPhoto
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see Saskatoon > pg.8
LCBO worker's 10-day suspension reduced
after physical altercation with customer
AN ONTARIO arbitrator has ruled that a 10-day
suspension to a liquor store worker for her part in
an altercation with a violent customer was exces-
sive.
Terri LeBlanc was a customer service representa-
tive (CSR) for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
(LCBO). Hired in 2010, she worked on a casual ba-
sis in an LCBO retail store. The LCBO had policies
on dealing with violent customers and potential
theft of merchandise and employees were trained to
keep a safe distance and to never physically engage
or detain an individual, in order to avoid injuries to
employees and customers.
On Aug. 8, 2019, a customer trying to purchase
alcohol was asked by another LCBO employee for
identification, as the customer looked young. The
customer resisted and became angry. Things es-
calated and the customer punched the employee.
That employee and another employee physically
wrestled the troublesome customer to the ground
April 26, 2021
see Employee> pg.8
London Transit Commission — Ontario pg. 3 Saskatoon
Airport Authority — Saskatchewan pg. 4 The Heartland
Retirement Residence — Alberta pg.5 University of Guelph
— Ontario pg.6 Agrifoods International Cooperative —
Alberta pg.7
Photo:
AYEHAB
(iStock)
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Persistent absenteeism
becomes permanent fact
