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July-13-2015

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com July 13, 2015 ArbitrAtion AwArds see Collective agreements > pg. 3 Employer challenges WSIB benefits pg. 8 Montreal Airports pg. 3 Jack Cooper Transport Canada pg. 3 Lafarge Canada (Brechin Aggregates) pg. 4 Lafarge Canada (Coldwater Quarry operation) pg. 4 Roberta Place pg. 4 Livingstone Range School Division pg. 5 Autobus Fleur de Lys pg. 5 ColleCtive Agreements ColleCtive Agreements Photo: Dan Riedlhuber (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 Alberta bans political contributions Unions, corporations no longer permitted to donate to political groups By Liz Foster AlbertA's new nDP government banned corporate and union contributions to politi- cal parties with its first bill. Bill 1, An Act to Renew Democracy in Al- berta, received royal assent on June 29. The legislation will ban contributions retroactive- ly to June 15. As a result, only individual residents will be permitted to contribute to a candidate, con- stituency association, political party or lead- ership contestant. Individual contributions are limited to $15,000 per year. The legislation sees Alberta joining Mani- toba, Quebec, Nova Scotia and the federal government in banning corporate and union contributions. "It puts the power back in the hands of citi- zens," said Alberta's Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley. "If your winning the election is dependent employee in hot water after handling hot product A serious safety violation led to Jeff Stevenson's dismissal. At the time of the incident, Stevenson was working at Invista Canada's nylon manufacturing plant in Kingston, Ont. The pro- duction of nylon is inherently dangerous, resulting in product that reaches temperatures as high as 290 degrees Celsius. For this reason, employees use tools — re- ferred to as "rakes" — whenever it is necessary to handle the molten polymer. TRANSPORTATION Camionnage C.P. bai-d'urfé, Que. (51 truck drivers) and the Fédération des Employées et Employés de Services Publics renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 5, 2015, to June 2, 2017. Signed on Feb. 5, 2015. wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2015: 30¢ Effective June 1, 2016: 35¢ Effective June 1, 2017: 40¢ Paid holidays: 12 days. loblaws strike postponed The deadline to strike has been extended for workers at Loblaws grocery stores in Ontario. see Arbitration > pg. 6 see Bill > pg. 7 ArbitrAtion AwArds Alberta's new NDP government — led by Premier Rachel Notley — banned corporate and union contri- butions to political parties with its first bill. Individual contributions are limited to $15,000 per year.

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