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see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Employee's lack of remorse affects suspension pg. 8
SMIT Harbour Towage pg. 3 ICS Courier pg. 3 BC Hydro pg. 4
Imperial Parking Canada pg. 4 DHL Express pg. 5 Cott Beverages
Canada pg. 5 Brink's Canada pg. 6 Okanagan Labour Relations
Council pg. 6
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Agreements
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Strategic Grievance Handling
Develop techniques and approaches to confidently analyze and manage
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March 24 to 27, 2015: Toronto
pg. 2
Public service engagement on decline
Unions say cuts to blame for workers' woes highlighted in survey
By Liz Foster
emPloyee engagement and empow-
erment are on the decline, according to the
federal government's 2014 Public Service Em-
ployee Survey.
Fewer public service workers said they
liked their job or got a sense of satisfaction
from their work than in the past two surveys,
conducted in 2011 and 2008.
Additionally, 66 per cent of the thousands
of employees surveyed said they believed they
had the support they needed to provide a high
level of service — a decrease from 75 per cent
in 2011.
These troubling findings can be traced
back to ongoing cuts to the public service,
according to the Public Service Alliance of
Canada (PSAC).
"It paints a picture that's not really pretty for
the public service right now," said PSAC national
president Robyn Benson. "The survey has some
Rumours prompted
unjustified transfer: Union
Being the new kid on the
block can be difficult for students
— but for teacher Tim Worthy, it
proved to be just as tough.
Worthy filed a grievance
through his union, the Elemen-
tary Teachers' Federation of On-
tario, regarding a transfer from one
school to another under the Lime-
stone District School Board, based
in Kingston, Ont.
The board transferred Worthy
from Welborne Avenue Public
School, where he had taught for six
years, to Truedell Public School.
EDUCATION
Seven oaks School Division
winnipeg
(770 elementary school teachers) and the Seven
Oaks Teachers' Association (SOTA)
Renewal agreement: Effective
July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017.
Signed on Oct. 15, 2014.
wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2%
Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 2%
Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 2%
Sick leave: 20 days per year,
which shall accumulate from
Robyn Benson, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (the union repre-
senting public service staffers), said the survey's "damaging" results are reflective of Trea-
sury Board president Tony Clement's attitude toward government employees.
CP rail strike ends
The Teamsters and railway agreed
to arbitration after Ottawa hinted
at back-to-work
legislation.
see Arbitration > pg.8
see Harassment> pg. 7
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