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March 23, 2015
ArbitrAtion
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see Collective agreements > pg. 3
City staffer gets benefits despite calculation mishap pg. 8
Goldcorp Canada — Ont. pg. 3 University of Victoria — B.C. pg. 4 Field
Aviation Company — Alta. pg. 4 Sanimax EEI — Que. pg. 5 Board of
Governors of Lakeland College — Alta. pg. 5 Board of Governors of Olds
College — Alta. pg. 6 Wolverine Pipeline — Alta. pg. 6
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CUPE members split on York U. vote
Union must now balance interests of bargaining units
By Liz Foster
A wEEk into CUPE 3903's strike at York
University in Toronto, the union endorsed the
employer's final offer to its members. But the
union's strong support did not bring the la-
bour action to an end.
One of CUPE's three units accepted the
deal, with contract faculty voting to ratify the
agreement on March 9. The remaining two —
representing teaching assistants and graduate
assistants — rejected the offer and continued
to strike. Altogether, the union represents
3,700 contract faculty, TAs and GAs at the uni-
versity.
"What's emerging here is part of a wider is-
sue of funding for post-secondary education,"
said CUPE 3903 chairperson Faiz Ahmed.
The priority following the vote is to address
the issue of funding and reach an agreement
the teaching assistants and graduate assistants
find acceptable, he said.
Employee fired for theft
seeks interim relief
SCott MEillEUr was a lead
hand with six years of service at
the Ontario-based Canadian Nu-
clear Laboratories when he was
dismissed.
Meilleur, along with several
other employees, was fired for
theft after an investigation re-
vealed scrap material was being
removed from the premises. The
employer serves, in part, as a de-
pository for nuclear waste. Be-
cause the stolen material was not
scanned for radioactive contami-
nation before its removal from the
MANUFACTURING
white river Forest Products
white river, ont.
(5 employees) and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1-2010
renewal agreement: Effec-
tive Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30,
2017. Ratified on May 29, 2009.
Signed on July 11, 2013.
wage adjustments:
Level 1
Effective Oct. 1, 2014: 50¢
Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 50¢
Effective Oct. 1, 2016: $1.47
Level 2
Effective Oct. 1, 2014: 50¢
The unit representing contract faculty voted to ratify York University's final deal, leaving CUPE
3903 to balance its interests with those of the employees still on strike.
Feds bolster women
working in transit
Labour Minister Kellie Leitch
announced new funding for
women working in the
transportation industry.
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Split> pg. 7
ArbitrAtion
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