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November 3, 2014
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Kelowna, B.C.
(190 office employees) and the Canadian Union of
Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1123
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2017.
Signed on Sept. 24, 2014.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.8%
Inflation drops to 2 per cent
In September, Canada's inflation
rate fell to two per cent. The drop
comes after a summer of a high
Consumer Price Index,
caused by gas prices.
ArbItrAtIon
AwArds
see Collective agreemnents > pg. 3
Floater staffers fight for travel time pg. 6
City of Montreal - Quebec pg. 3 Peace River School - Alberta pg. 4
Spectra Energy - British Columbia pg. 4 City of Calgary - Alberta pg.
4 Metrolinx - Ontario pg. 5 Universal Handling - Ontario pg. 5
A lesson in language
TeACheRs at a school in south-
western Ontario won a schedul-
ing case on a technicality.
At Echo Place, a school in
Brantford, Ont., run by the Grand
Erie District School Board,
there exists a "balanced school
day." There are no official lunch
break and instead there are
small breaks and recess periods
throughout the day, as opposed
to one large break in the middle of
the day.
The problem and basis for a
grievance filed by the Elementary
Teachers' Federation of Ontario
(ETFO) was prompted by provi-
sions pertaining to occasional
teachers, particularly a scheduling
conflict.
ColleCtIve
Agreements
ColleCtive
Agreements
ArbitrAtion
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see Arbitration > pg. 6
United steelworkers threaten
to withhold dues from OFL
Union raises concerns,
distances itself
from federation
By Liz Foster
The ONTARIO Federation of Labour's
finances are causing frustration among
some of the province's labour leaders.
On Oct. 20, the United Steelworkers
(USW) announced plans to withhold
its dues — and potentially withdraw al-
together — from the Ontario Federation
of Labour (OFL).
"We have serious concerns about the
current financial situation," said Tony
De Paulo, USW's assistant to the di-
rector. "The Steelworkers, along with
other unions, have expressed our con-
cerns. We've indicated that if the cur-
rent situation is not resolved as soon
Photo:
Mark
Blinch
(Reuters)
The United Steelworkers announced plans to withhold dues from the Ontario Federation of Labour
— helmed by president Sid Ryan — until concerns about the OFL's finances are addressed.
see Federation > pg. 7
pg. 8
