Canadian Labour Reporter

June-1-2015

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com June 1, 2015 ArbitrAtion AwArds see Collective agreements > pg. 3 School catches custodian smoking marijuana on campus pg. 8 North Peace Airport Services — British Columbia pg. 3 Sodexo — Alberta pg. 4 Access Communications — Saskatchewan pg. 4 The Banff Centre — Alberta pg. 5 City of Cornwall — Ontario pg. 5 Port of Prescott — Ontario pg. 6 ColleCtive Agreements ColleCtive Agreements Photo: Mark Blinch (Reuters) Labour Relations Foundations, S eptember 20-25, 2015: Kingston i r c . q u e e n s u . c a Laying the Groundwork for Excellence in Union-Management Relations Change Management, S eptember 29 - Oc tober 1, 2015: O ttawa Driving & Building Support for Successful Change Projects Using a Time-Tested Framework pg. 2 Student group decries union constitution CUPE's code of conduct should address sexual violence, group charges By Liz Foster Silence iS Violence, a group of stu- dents and teaching staff at York University in Toronto, is calling on the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to do more to pre- vent and address sexual violence among mem- bers. The group formed in March, several months after York PhD student and teaching assistant Mandi Gray alleged she was sexually assaulted by an executive member of CUPE's local 3903 chapter at an off-campus union- related event. At the time of the alleged incident, local 3903, which represents the school's TAs and other staff, was involved in labour action. Gray said she discovered an institutional failure to meet the needs of survivors at both the university and the union. "CUPE has done an excellent job of addressing issues of harassment and employee dismissed after bottles of urine found MARio coUTURe was fired by Iron Ore Company on July 9, 2014, following several infractions. First, the Newfoundland-based tool room worker was found to be in breach of the company's re- quirement to wear personal pro- tection equipment. Next, he was belligerent towards his supervi- sor, threatening him about the safety complaint. Following his outburst, Couture was suspended. Finally, Couture was found to have been urinating in plastic SOCIAL SERVICES coral Harbour Housing Authority coral Harbour, nunavut (10 administrative and program services staff ) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), as represented by the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2017. Signed on April 26, 2015. Fast food fight Workers rally at McDonald's in the hopes of certification and upping wages. see Arbitration > pg. 8 see CUPE > pg. 7 ArbitrAtion AwArds Silence is Violence, a group of students and teachers at York University represented by CUPE 3903, is calling for changes to the union's code of conduct to include explicit reference to sexual violence following an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus union-related event.

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