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April 27, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Curtains for Mirvish theatre crew's costume fee pg. 8
Services d'Administration P.C.R. pg. 3 P.E.I. Department of Health and Safety
pg. 3 Carleton University Students' Association pg. 4 Association de la
Construction du Québec pg. 4 Alberta Innovates — Technology Futures pg.
5 Brand Energy Solutions pg. 5 C.E.C. Services pg. 6
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GM pressures union to scrap DB pension
Could swapping concessions for production contracts secure new work?
BY SABRINA NANJI
GENERAL MOTORS' FUTURE in Oshawa
has been rocky of late — and with the automak-
er reportedly pressuring the union to scrap its
current pension plan, the outlook is becoming
even more cloudy.
Scrapping the defined benefit portion of the
pension plan for new-hires at the assemblies in
Oshawa and St. Catharines, Ont., could be one
route to breed vehicle production contracts,
key labour players have noted.
With one plant slated for closure in 2016 and
no current contracts on the horizon for the oth-
er, Unifor president Jerry Dias said any talks be-
fore official bargaining begins next year would
be speculative and informal.
"We're not in any talks with GM because
they're telling us they don't have a product for
Oshawa," Dias said. "So this whole issue of bar-
gaining with ourselves — I'm not going to do
it."
Employee stalks citizen
in company car
BRAD MCDONALD was termi-
nated after he followed and threat-
ened a citizen in a company vehicle
during working hours.
Before his dismissal, McDonald
worked as a customer service tech-
nician for Fortis Energy in Vernon,
B.C. According to the employer,
McDonald's misconduct and his
dishonesty during the employer's
investigation of the incident was
just cause for discharge. The em-
ployer argued the employment re-
lationship was irreparable.
The union — while it conceded
TRANSPORTATION
Cape Breton Overseas
Shipping — Fraser Webb
Sydney, N.S.
(14 longshoremen) and Unifor Local 4624 Unit 03
Renewal agreement: Effective
Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2017.
Signed on Feb. 13, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 50¢
Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 50¢
Calculated by CLR.
Hydro One sell-off
runs afoul of law: Union
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's plan
to sell off 60 per cent of the electricity
utility is unlawful, according
to a CUPE report.
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see All > pg. 7
pg. 2
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
With no future vehicle production contracts promised as of yet to General Motors in Oshawa,
Ont., the union might be forced to swap concessions for the promise of work.
