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August 17, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Seasonal worker did not have seniority rights pg. 8
Cameron Canada pg. 3 Olav Haavaldsrud Timber pg. 3 Mykon Electric
pg. 4 Golderado Contracting pg. 4 IDL Installations pg. 5 Unimin
Canada pg. 5 Essex Region Conservation Authority pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Mike
Blake
(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
WestJet pilots reject union
But almost 3,000 flight attendants are attempting certification
BY SABRINA NANJI
A GROUP VYING to represent WestJet pi-
lots will not achieve lift-off after a narrow vote
rejected what would have been the airline's
first union.
The two-week voting period came to an
end on Aug. 5, resulting in a 55 per cent vote
against unionization. Of the 1,247 pilots who
cast ballots, 561 voted in favour and 684 voted
against certification, with two spoiled ballots.
The WestJet Professional Pilots Association
(WPPA) said it was disappointed with the re-
sults in a statement on its Facebook page:
"While naturally disappointed with this re-
sult, we hope the open discussions that have
taken place as part of this process will set the
stage for constructive dialogue between our
pilots and WestJet leadership going forward."
This is not the first time pilots at the Cal-
gary-based airline have flirted with the idea of
unionization, but it is certainly the closest they
Conductor reinstated
with demerit points
A TRAIN conductor who was
initially fired for violating report-
ing rules was reinstated by an ar-
bitrator, but without any back pay
and with the disciplinary record.
Guy Normandeau, a locomo-
tive engineer with 30 years of ex-
perience, grieved his termination
from the St. Lawrence and Atlan-
tic Railroad where he had worked
as a conductor in the Quebec
area up until he was discharged
CONSTRUCTION
Dependable Mechanical
Systems
Concord, Ont.
(3 employees) and the Christian Labour Association of
Canada (CLAC), Construction Workers Local 52
Renewal agreement: Effective
July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018.
Ratified on July 7, 2015. Signed
on Aug. 5, 2015. First agree-
July unemployment unchanged
The economy added 6,600 jobs
last month, says the latest jobs re-
port from Statistics
Canada.
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Expansion > pg. 7
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Two years after organization efforts began, pilots at WestJet rejected a bid for certification, putting an end
to what would have been the airline's first union.
