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June 15, 2015
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Bad grammar begets contract confusion pg. 8
Canonbie Industrial Services pg. 3 Clarke Transport pg. 4 City of
Calgary pg. 4 Charron Transport pg. 5 Cape Breton Over Seas
Shipping - Fraser Webb pg. 5 Community Living Kingston and District
pg. 5 CJMX-FM pg. 6
ColleCtive
Agreements
ColleCtive
Agreements
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
Halifax Water strike at standstill
Employer stands to gain financially via payroll, benefit cost savings
By Liz Foster
EmployEEs at Halifax Water have
been on strike since May 19 and show no sign
of stepping off the picket line.
The utility's inside and outside workers —
represented by the Canadian Union of Pub-
lic Employees (CUPE) Locals 1431 and 227
— maintain the city's water, storm water and
waste water facilities.
But the picket line hasn't exactly applied
pressure on Halifax Water. Its operations are
being maintained by non-union and manage-
ment employees with assistance from contract
workers.
In fact, the strike is actually saving the re-
gional municipality money, according to
James Campbell, communications and public
relations co-ordinator at Halifax Water.
"We're not paying approximately two-thirds
of our employees," he said. "There are cost-sav-
ings through payroll and benefits, for sure."
Vacation vacancy
leads to grievance
tHE amalgamatEd Transit
Union local 1760 filed a grievance
against the City of Ottawa after
the employer failed to post a tem-
porary vacancy.
As an administrative clerk,
Grace Tsang was responsible for
inputting information into the
employer's payroll computer
system. In March 2014, she ap-
proached her manager to request
leave for one month to travel.
Management approved the leave
and, in her absence, assigned her
NATURAL GAS
atCo gas
Edmonton
(360 office employees) and the Natural Gas Employees' Association
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3.7%
shift premium: Effective upon
ratification, $2.31 per hour for
shifts between 4 p.m. and 8
a.m., $2.40 effective Jan. 1, 2016.
paid holidays: 11 days. Double
time for all shifts on a named
new deal at westJet
Flight attendants at the
Calgary-based airline ratify
their first
agreement
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Power> pg. 7
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
Inside and outside workers at Halifax Water — represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees
— are on strike after contract talks between the parties broke off in April. Issues of contention include
wages, premiums, overtime, seniority and the employees' indexed defined benefit pension plan.
