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August 24, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Qualification, ability outweigh nurse's seniority pg. 8
St. Amant pg. 3 JFSL Fabrication Services pg. 3 BDI Transport pg. 4
Coopérative Agricole d'Embrun pg. 4 Télébec Société pg. 5 St.
Joseph's Healthcare pg. 5 Nuna Contracting pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Aaron
Harris
(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
Hope renewed for female workers at Nav Canada
Court ruling could settle historic wage discrimination claim
BY SABRINA NANJI
A RECENT COURT decision has renewed a
wage discrimination fight for female employ-
ees at Canada's civil air navigation system.
The decision from the Federal Court of Ap-
peal came down at the end of July and address-
es a 15-year-old historic settlement between
the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
and the federal government.
Back in 1999, the parties reached a $3.6-bil-
lion deal that settled pay discrimination for
thousands of workers in female-dominated
positions going back decades. However, one
group of employees was only compensated for
the years they worked at Transport Canada,
until 1996, when Nav Canada was created to
take over the country's air navigation system.
There was no adjustment for any work done
at Nav Canada, which the union alleges con-
tinued to use discriminatory practices until
2011, when it adopted a non-discriminatory
Performance review reviewed,
deemed flawed but unbiased
AN EMPLOYEE of the Nunavut
government disagreed with her
performance evaluation, and the
union said the process was coun-
ter to the collective agreement.
Laudeline Atienza had worked
as a physician recruiter for two
years under three supervisors.
While the first two did not con-
duct formal evaluations, the third
did so in October 2013. The lat-
ter manager said he had received
complaints about the department,
and wanted to address the matter
LIBRARY
Saskatoon Public
Library Board
Saskatoon
(250 librarians) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2669
Renewal agreement: Effective
April 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Signed on Feb. 25, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective upon ratification: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2.2%
Ottawa airport taxi drivers
locked out in dispute
Drivers protest after dispatch fees
raised by airport
authority
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Will > pg. 7
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Current and former female employees at Nav Canada could be paid thousands of dollars after winning
an appeal for a historic wage discrimination case.
