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August 25, 2014
OIL AND GAS
Triple Random
Province-wide, Alberta
(40 heavy equipment operators) and the General Teamsters,
Local Union No. 362 and Teamsters Local 213.
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Signed on May 6, 2014.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1%
Shift premium: $2 per hour
for lead hands. $1.50 per hour
Union takes Air Canada to court
Air Canada's move to lowering
the number of flight attendants
per passenger is being fought by
CUPE at the Federal
Court.
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Painters refuse work pg. 6
Livingstone Range School - Alberta pg. 3 York Central Hospital -
Ontario pg. 3 La Coop Purdel - Quebec pg. 4 Transport Bourret -
Quebec pg. 4 Ontario Hospital Association - Ontario pg. 5 Fortis
Alberta - Alberta pg. 5
Safety insensitive
staffer reinstated
AfTeR he WAS fired for danger-
ous work on the line of a lumber
mill, Mike Christensen was given
a second chance and reinstated by
an arbitrator.
At West Fraser Mills, headquar-
tered in Vancouver, Christensen
had worked as a planer mill op-
erator for three years before he was
fired.
As part of his regular duties,
Christensen was responsible for
loading and feeding slabs of lumber
on to the feeder belt. Only regular-
ColleCtive
Agreements
ColleCtive
Agreements
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
Photo:
Reuters
Unifor is pushing a certification drive at the Canadian Hockey
League, where most members are youths.
Negotiate with confidence.
Mock sessions. Best practices. Program leaders with real-world experience.
Choose Queen's IRC and thrive in your next negotiation session.
i r c . q u e e n s u . c a
see Arbitration > pg. 6
pg. 2
see Hockey > pg. 7
Union pushes
drive at ChL
Unifor prepares to take its shot at
representing major junior hockey players
By Liz Foster
"PeoPLe foRgeT ThAT major junior players are kids," said Jamie
McKinven. "The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is a big-money busi-
ness that happens to employ minors."
McKinven, a former professional hockey player who got his start with
the Kingston Voyageurs, knows the ins and outs of the league better than
most. As Unifor prepares to take its shot at representing major junior
hockey players across Canada, he is speaking out and shedding light on
life on the ice.
"Picture this: Sending your 15 or 16-year-old son off to a remote city
to play hockey for a multi-million dollar corporation in a high-pressure,
results-driven world," McKinven said. "It's a scary thing for a family.
They are putting a lot of trust in organizations whose top priority is bot-
