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August 11, 2014
Ikea slapped
with labour
violation in B.C.
strike dispute
Offering incentives for workers to cross
picket line in bad taste, board rules
By SaBrina nanji
ManageMent at Ikea's flagshIp store in Richmond, B.C.,
committed unfair labour practices after trying to negotiate directly
with striking staffers, the provincial labour board has ruled.
At the end of July, British Columbia's labour board decided Ikea had
acted in bad faith and violated provincial labour laws by trying to bar-
gain directly with employees through a website posting, which offered
monetary incentives for employees to cross the picket line.
About 350 workers at the Swedish retail giant's Richmond store —
one of only two unionized locations in the country — have been on
strike since May 2013, with no negotiations taking place since Decem-
ber of that year.
The union representing the locked out workers, Teamsters local 213,
lauded the labour board's decision.
"It goes to what bargaining in good faith is compared to what bargain-
ing in bad faith is," said Anita Dawson, the business representative for
the local chapter. "If you try and put forward these conditions, enhance-
MUNICIPALITY
City of Camrose
Camrose, alta.
(57 city staffers) and the Canadian Union of
Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1425.
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Signed on May 20, 2014.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5%
shift premium: For night
Ontario's hydro pensions
unsustainable: Report
A new report commissioned by the
province reveals consumers could be
paying more for electricity
to subsidize shortfalls.
ARbitRAtiOn
AwARds
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Cook fails to provide care to cancer patients pg. 6
Help & Hope for Families pg. 3 Capital Power pg. 3
Enmax Corporation pg. 4 Bruce R. Smith Limited pg. 4
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo pg. 4 CMW Express pg. 5
Nartech Metal Products pg. 5 District Health Authorities pg. 8
teacher versus student
at B.C. school
sensItIVe IssUes, such as ac-
cusations of sexual assault — es-
pecially in the classroom — put
arbitrators in tough positions
when it comes to wrongful dis-
missal cases, Joan McEwen said
when she ruled in favour of a
teacher in British Columbia after
he was let go.
Because of the nature of the
case, the names of the teacher and
the student were not published
during the arbitration, to protect
their identities.
COlleCtive
AgReements
ColleCtive
Agreements
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
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see Arbitration > pg. 6
see Unique > pg. 7
pg. 2
Photo:
Petr
Josek
(Reuters)
More than a year after workers walked off the job, the Ikea in Rich-
mond, B.C., has been found guilty of bargaining in bad faith by the
provincial labour board.
