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September 15, 2014
CONSTRUCTION
Armtec
Richmond, B.C.
(180 construction employees) and the Construction
& Specialized Workers Union, Local 1611
Renewal agreement: Effective May
1, 2014, to April 30, 2018. Signed on
May 29, 2014.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2014: 3%
Effective May 1, 2015: 2% or
CPI, whichever is greater
Effective May 1, 2016: 2.5% or
Ranking labour laws
Charles Lammam, resident scholar
in economic policy at the Fraser
Institute, says Canada's labour laws
are more biased than
similar U.S. rules
ARbitRAtion
AwARds
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Medic's career resuscitated by arbitrator pg. 6
Inland Concrete — Alberta pg. 3 Mykon Electric - Ontario pg. 3
Toronto Transit Commission — Ontario pg. 4 CHAU-TV Communications
Ltée - Quebec pg. 4 Ville de Quebec — Quebec pg. 4 Connors Bros.
— New Brunswick pg. 5 Canada Cartage System — Manitoba pg. 5
Suspended Toronto police
officers win appeal, lost wages
TWo ToRonTo-BASed police
officers were suspended without
pay during a criminal investiga-
tion into their actions — for which
they were charged — but after
an appeal turned that decision
around, they sought compensa-
tion for the suspension.
Edward Ing and John Cruz, two
police constables with the To-
ronto Police Services Board, were
charged with assaulting and caus-
ing bodily harm to a civilian. What
transpired is not relevant to this
ColleCtive
AgReements
ColleCtive
Agreements
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
Photo:
Christinne
Muschi
(Reuters)
Alberta premier Dave Hancock (left) and Nova Scotia premier Stephen McNeil (right)
announce improved labour mobility for apprentices in both provinces.
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see Arbitration > pg. 6
pg. 8
see Mobility > pg. 7
Provinces launch labour mobility agreements
New deal eliminates province-specific training requirements
By SaBrina nanji
The PRovinCe with the best labour prospects has
inked a new deal to improve labour mobility for skilled
apprentices.
Alberta, the province that has time and again come
out on top in Canada in terms of employment and la-
bour opportunities, has partnered with Nova Scotia
to ensure apprenticeship training is transferable be-
tween both provinces.
Other provinces are following suit. British Colum-
bia and New Brunswick signed a memorandum of un-
derstanding to improve mobility for their apprentices.
The Atlantic provinces also entered into an agreement
alongside the federal government to harmonize ap-
prenticeship requirements in the Maritime region
over the next four years.
As part of this latest agreement between Nova
Scotia and Alberta, signed in principle at the end of
August, both sides will recognize province-specific
training, allow for the recognition of apprenticeship
work, experience hours and enhance labour mobility
between the two.
