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A NOVA SCOTIA casual em-
ployee who temporarily held a
bargaining unit position wasn't
entitled to exercise a bumping
provision when that position
ended, an arbitrator has ruled.
Queen's Manor is a long-term
care facility in Liverpool, N.S. In
May 2019, the facility hired Am-
ber Falkenham to be a continu-
ing care assistant employed on a
casual basis. Casual employees
were not members of the bargain-
ing unit.
However, the collective agree-
ment provided that "any casual
employee who temporarily fills a
4-year contract
Workers at BASF in Windsor, Ont.
will see wages rise by 11.25 per
cent over life of agreement
POWER GENERATION
Ontario Power Generation
Provincewide, Ontario
(6,711 maintenance employees) and the Power Workers' Union (PWU),
the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1000 (Maintenance
trades)
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2021 to March 31,
2022. Ratified in January 2021.
Signed April 1, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2021: 1%
Shift premium: Hydroelectric
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Workers> pg.8
Educator's suspension for racist remarks
lowered to 3 days from 5 days by arbitrator
AN ALBERTA teacher deserved a suspension for
repeated incidences of racially insensitive com-
ments but five days was too much, an arbitration
board has ruled.
The 53-year-old worker was a high school teach-
er for the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), hired
in 2014. He taught at a school with a diverse student
body including 50 Indigenous students. CBE and
the rest of the province had teaching quality stan-
dards (TQS) that required teachers to respect di-
versity and ensure every student felt safe.
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) also
had a code of professional conduct that instructed
teachers to teach respect "the dignity and rights of
all persons without prejudice as to race, religious
beliefs."
On Nov. 20, 2019, the worker received a letter
of expectation for using the "n" word in class while
referring to an old rhyme. The letter instructed the
worker to treat students with respect and dignity,
November 22, 2021
see Teacher's> pg.8
Garda Security Screening — Alberta pg. 4
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
— Ontario pg. 4 Yukon University — Yukon
pg. 5 The Regional Municipality of Durham
Police Services Board — Ontario pg. 7
Call : 1-888-858-7838
Email: irc@queensu.ca
Website: irc.queensu.ca
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AGREEMENTS
Non-union casual employee
didn't earn any bumping rights
