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April 13, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Employee's assumption leads to demand for punitive damages pg. 8
Brampton Brick — Ontario pg.3 City of White Rock — British Columbia pg.3
JG Steward Construction — Ontario pg. 4 Woodgreen Community Services -
Ontario pg. 4 Compagnie RockTenn du Canada — Quebec pg. 5 Columbia
Forest Products — Ontario pg. 5 Leaock Care Centre — Ontario pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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Union boss proposes shared strike funds
Federal union looks to tap new resources ahead of bargaining
BY SABRINA NANJI
IF THE HEAD of a relatively small union has
her way, the federal public service employ-
ees that she represents could have access to
resources from bigger unions, including their
strike and defence funds.
Newly elected president of the Cana-
dian Association of Professional Employees
(CAPE) Emanuelle Tremblay came to power
in November riding a platform of change —
she promised to bolster CAPE by turning its
previously business-driven model into one
with more social leanings.
That includes tapping into the resources
of the bigger federal public service labour
unions such as the Public Service Alliance of
Canada (PSAC) and the Professional Insti-
tute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC).
Though CAPE has traditionally been less
militant than those bigger unions, Tremblay
said training and education surrounding po-
City of Toronto staffer fired
after confrontation
A HEATED conversation was
more than enough to warrant the
termination of a City of Toronto
probationary seasonal staffer, an
arbitrator has decided.
Andrew Parris, a seasonal
probationary staffer working in
the city's solid waste manage-
ment department, had returned
to work following an injury, with
some medical restrictions. Parris
opted for a light equipment op-
erator position during the work
selection rounds. He passed the
physical test and believed he
MUNICIPALITY
Town of Midland
Midland, Ont.
(20 volunteer firefighters) and the Eastern Ontario Volunteer
Firefighters Association Local 920, affiliated with the
Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC)
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017.
Signed on March 23, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1%
Meal allowance: $50 per day
S&T Industrial employees
join Steelworkers
More than 90 per cent of workers
casting ballots voted to join USW,
citing seniority rights and
wages as major concerns
see Arbitration > pg. 6
see Shared > pg. 7
CAPE, which represents employees in the federal public service, is looking to tender strike
coffers from other like unions — something its members have never needed in the past.
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ARBITRATION
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