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ArbitrAtion
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see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Bereavement leave causes grief pg. 8
ATCO Electric pg. 3 Triton Transport pg. 3 Inuvik Housing Authority pg.
4 Government of New Brunswick pg. 4 Algoma Tubes Inc. pg. 5
William W. Creighton Youth Services pg. 5 Ontario Lottery and Gaming
Corporation pg. 6
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Negotiation Skills - April 19-24, 2015: Kingston
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Unifor sets sights on GM Oshawa plant
'Shelf ' agreement could secure investment, but diminish bargaining power
By SaBrina nanji
The shelf aGreeMenT has long been
purported by unions as a means to drive in-
vestment and secure jobs — but the cost can
come at a high price, including the forfeiture
of some bargaining rights.
The dilemma of the shelf agreement has
cropped up at General Motors Canada's op-
eration in Oshawa, Ont., where Unifor has
touted the possibility of early collective bar-
gaining to secure future product develop-
ment for its workers.
At root, the shelf collective agreement is
negotiated with the employer in advance, and
ratified by the bargaining unit, but does not
take effect until (or unless) a precondition oc-
curs. Effectively, the contract sits on the shelf.
As it currently stands, neither Unifor nor
GM have expressly asked for a shelf agree-
ment, but it is a tactic the union has success-
fully applied in Oshawa in the past, for in-
CP rail worker paid for
slow clerical process
hOPinG The seCOnd time
would prove the charm, a Canadi-
an Pacific Railway employee filed
a grievance against the national
railroad concerning compensa-
tion during an investigation.
The grievor, referred to only
as Mr. Fossum, was held out of
service pending an investigation
pertaining to his 2011 tour of duty
as a locomotive engineer. Fossum
booked off sick at the end of that
tour and his misconduct on that
tour subsequently led to his dis-
charge.
LONG-TERM CARE
Whispering Pines residence
Barrie, Ont.
(60 employees) and the Christian Labour
Association of Canada (CLAC) Local 304
renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2014, to March 31,
2017. Ratified on Oct. 21, 2014.
Signed on Feb. 13, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2015: 2%
Effective April 1, 2016: 2%
shift premium: 50¢ per hour
for the night shift, between 11
The union representing workers at GM's Oshawa, Ont., manufacturing plant is hoping to
secure investment and jobs — something a 'shelf' collective agreement can help advance.
ORPP not viable: Study
Premier Kathleen Wynne's pen-
sion plan will leave businesses
in Ontario
scrambling
see Arbitration > pg.8
see Unions > pg. 7
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