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A NEW Brunswick car dealer-
ship employee who drove a cus-
tomer's car too fast deserves a
suspension but not dismissal, an
arbitrator has ruled.
Moncton Honda was a car
dealership in Moncton, N.B.,
owned and operated by Baig
Blvd. Motors. It hired Lance
Lagacé as a lube technician in
the service department in March
2019. Lagacé's job duties in-
volved changing fluids and rotat-
ing tires for customer vehicles.
In March 2020, Lagacé's su-
pervisor gave him an oral warn-
ing about his work performance
First contract
Employees at Chapters Indigo in
Coquitlam, B.C. ratify initial
agreement that includes wage
protection and raises
CHILD CARE SERVICES
Family Day Care Services
Toronto/York Region/Peel Region, Ontario
(398 health and social service workers) and the Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE), Local 2563
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023.
Ratified in May 2021. Signed on
June 21, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 2%
Shift premium: 10% of em-
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Recent > pg.8
British Columbia worker's suspect sick leave
leads to firing after multiple story changes
A BRITISH Columbia worker who called in sick
after her vacation request was denied and tried to
hide it deserved dismissal, an arbitrator has ruled.
Rhianna Mundy worked as a part-time customer
service adjustor for the Insurance Corporation of
British Columbia (ICBC) in Surrey, B.C. She had no
discipline on her record.
The contact centre where Mundy worked oper-
ated 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Vaca-
tion requests had to be balanced to maintain staff-
ing levels, so they were granted based on seniority.
In March 2020, Mundy started working from
home due to the pandemic. She was required to
follow a check-in/check-out procedure each day
she worked, and ICBC gave her a health and safety
checklist for working from home that included the
statement: "Should you move residences or your
home office location, a new checklist will need to be
completed."
In early June, Mundy requested a vacation day for
September 6, 2021
see Adjuster > pg.8
Edmonton Chinatown Care Centre — Alberta pg. 3 Mohawk
Council of Akwesasne (Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of
Education) — Ontario pg. 5 The Board of School Trustees of
School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) — British Columbia pg. 6
Moulure Alexandria Moulding — Ontario pg. 7
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Dismissal ruled excessive after
car dealer employee's joyride
