Canadian Labour Reporter

PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com September 8, 2014 MUNICIPALITY Hamlet of Resolute Bay Resolute Bay, Nunavut (27 administrative and program services staff ) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), as represented by the Nunavut Employees Union Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2018. Signed on July 7, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Facts and figures Statistics Canada made headlines after an error in July's jobs report. This week, we break down the new data, plus, the latest inflation numbers. ArbitrAtion AwArds see Collective agreements > pg. 3 New teacher on the block pg. 6 Aurora Resthaven - Ontario pg. 3 Greenway Retirement Village - Ontario pg. 4 Transport L.F.L. - Quebec pg. 4 Group TVA - CHEM Division - Quebec pg. 5 Groupe Colabor - New Brunswick pg. 5 Battle of the bump MaRie OsBOuRNe filed a grievance against City Hotels Limited in her battle for the right to bump. Osbourne — a server with more than 30 years seniority at Ramada St. John's in Newfound- land and Labrador — was denied her request to "bump" a part-time employee. On the weekly sched- ule for Sunday, Dec. 8 to Satur- day, Dec. 14, 2013, Osbourne was scheduled to be off work on Mon- day and Friday and to work the night shift on Saturday. Osbourne attempted to bump a part-time employee from a shift on Friday, marking herself down for that shift on the schedule. The request was denied. Osbourne ColleCtive Agreements ColleCtive Agreements ArbitrAtion AwArds Photo: Mike Cassese (Reuters) Critics say the CBSA's decision to accommodate a group of trav- elers undermined guards' efforts to protect Canadian borders. Invest in your best with a one -time team discount! Save 20% when you register 3 or more people in the same program. Save 40% when you register 5 or more people in the same program. (Applies to Fall 2014 programs only. For information call 1-888-858-7838 or visit us at irc.queensu.ca). SAVE! see Arbitration > pg. 6 pg. 8 see CIU > pg. 7 When accommodation becomes discrimination CBSA conducts balancing act between rights of workers, customers By Liz Foster FOR eMplOyeRs, the issue of competing human rights can be a diffi- cult balancing act. What happens when customers require accommoda- tion that could potentially impact the human rights of employees? Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) managers found themselves juggling these competing interests when a small group of Hindu priests — known as sadhus — were allowed to avoid screening by female border guards at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Travelling through Pearson's Terminal 3 on the evening of July 28, the group requested only to be served by male officers in order to comply with their religious beliefs. A female CBSA officer spoke anonymously with CBC, saying she and her colleagues were instructed before their shift not to switch work sta- tions without first asking a supervisor for permission. The officers were informed the group of travelers needed to avoid contact with women for religious reasons. The group was processed separately, exclusively screened for entry into Canada by male officers. Critics claimed the decision could undermine the efforts of CBSA guards to protect Canada's borders. The CBSA, however, said the accommodation in no way compromised the rights of its employees or the rights of Canadians to safe and secure borders.

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