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March 30, 2015
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Employees file more than 300 grievances following strike pg. 8
City of Saskatoon pg. 3 Vale pg. 4 Riemer Express Lines pg. 4 Home for
the Ages pg. 4 Canterbury Foundation pg. 5 Albert, Gloucester, Kent,
Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche and Westmorland Counties
pg. 5 Transport Robert pg. 6 Autobus la Québécoise pg. 6
ColleCtive
Agreements
ColleCtive
Agreements
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Negotiation Skills - April 19-24, 2015: Kingston
Developing Negotiating Styles and Tactics to Master the Dynamics of
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Steel pensioners stand to lose thousands
City of Hamilton report reveals impact of U.S. Steel bankruptcy
By SaBrina nanji
only weekS before U.S. Steel Canada
(USSC) is set to appear before Superior Court
seeking approval for the off-loading of its
Hamilton operation, the city released a stark
report indicating the potential impact of the
company's bankruptcy.
City councillors commissioned an eco-
nomic impact study on a worst-case scenario
for the U.S.-based steel producer, which filed
for bankruptcy protection under the Compa-
nies' Creditors Arrangement Act in the fall of
2014.
According to the report, about one in every
72 Hamiltonians are U.S. Steel Canada pen-
sioners who stand to lose upwards of $4,000
per year if the bankruptcy leaves a significant
pension funding shortfall, as expected.
Should U.S. Steel's bankruptcy plan
shutter its doors, the company would only
be able to afford to pay 73.4 per cent of its
City of winnipeg fails to
accommodate injured lifeguard
for a lifeguard with the
City of Winnipeg, a little policy
education can mean the differ-
ence between work and no work.
Kyle Derbitsky — a post-sec-
ondary student and instructor
with the city's aquatics depart-
ment — learned this lesson fol-
lowing a ski-related knee injury
that rendered him unable to work.
The dispute arose when Der-
bitsky, whose sick leave benefits
were running thin, sought accom-
modation to work in a sedentary
job pending his recovery. There
OIL AND GAS
Pe ben oilfield Services
edmonton
(120 truck drivers) and the Teamsters Local 362 and Teamsters Local 213
renewal agreement: Effective
July 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2017.
Signed on Oct. 4, 2014.
wage adjustments:
Effective July 1, 2015: 2%
Effective July 1, 2016: 4%
Shift premium: $2 for lead
hands. Additional $1 per hour
for drivers pulling 24 to 48
wheels, $1.50 for more than 48
wheels.
Unifor criticizes practice of
'contract flipping'
The practice of switching service provid-
ers to control costs is technically legal
but unethical, the union
said.
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Bankruptcy > pg. 7
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
pg. 2
A worst-case scenario report from the City of Hamilton revealed U.S. Steel Canada's
bankruptcy could see pensioners losing thousands if retirement benefits remain insolvent.
