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AN ONTARIO arbitrator has
upheld a worker's three-day sus-
pension for damaging employer
property, despite the fact the
worker was later diagnosed with
PTSD.
The worker was a staff sergeant
employed as an operational man-
ager with the Ontario Ministry of
the Solicitor General at the Thor-
old, Ont., Detention Centre (TDC).
In 2018, the worker began ex-
periencing difficulty sleeping,
mood swings, hypervigilance and
a short temper. In the summer of
2018, he suffered an adverse emo-
tional reaction when a coworker
New agreement
Despite provincial wage
mandate legislation, Manitoba
school workers get raises in
contract
EDUCATION
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ont.
(2,100 graduate student instructors and teaching assistants) and the
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4207, Unit 1
Renewal agreement: Effective
Sept. 7, 2019 to Sept. 6, 2022.
Ratified in November 2020.
Signed on Oct. 2, 2020.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 0.4%
Effective Sept. 1, 2020: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2021: 1%
Paid holidays: 10 days.
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see No link > pg.8
Arbitrator upholds 3- day suspension
for COVID-19 protocol insubordination
A NEW Brunswick worker's suspension for insub-
ordination has been upheld by an arbitrator as a le-
gitimate discipline under the collective agreement.
Kevin Cook was a labourer/operator in the pub-
lic works department with the Town of Quispamsis,
N.B.
In March 2020, the town started implementing
safety measures in response to the COVID-19 pan-
demic.
On March 30, Cook woke up feeling sick, so he
called the province's "tele-care services" line. He
also texted his supervisor to say he wasn't coming to
work because he wasn't feeling well.
The town's HR manager decided to call Cook and
go over the COVID-19 screening questions to see
if he had any symptoms. If he did, the town would
have to identify any employees who had been in con-
tact with him and send them home to isolate. Cook
would also have to receive a negative test result be-
fore returning to work.
June 14, 2021
see Shop > pg.8
City of Lethbridge — Alberta pg. 3 HyLife Foods — Manitoba
pg. 4 O'Connor Electric — Ontario pg.5 Masonry
Contractors Association of Alberta — Alberta pg.6
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance — Ontario pg.7
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
pg. 2
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
PTSD diagnosis doesn't get
Ontario worker out of discipline
