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September 7, 2015

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com September 7, 2015 ARBITRATION AWARDS see Collective agreements > pg. 3 Coverup leads to termination at University of Manitoba pg. 6 Photo: welcomia (Shutterstock) Pro-Ex Transportation Solutions — Multiprovince pg. 3 District of Tofino — British Columbia pg. 3 University of Montréal — Quebec pg. 4 Atlantic Broadcasters — Nova Scotia pg. 4 Transportation Somavrac — Quebec pg. 5 House of Commons — Ontario pg. 5 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Negotiation Skills, Oc tober 18-23, 2015: Kingston Developing Negotiating Styles and Tactics to Master the Dynamics of Collective Bargaining Building Trust in the Workplace, Oc tober 19, 2015: Calgar y Getting at the Root of Low Trust Levels and it's Impact on Organizational Success i r c . q u e e n s u . c a pg. 2 Furniture maker shutters, cites faith Unifor files labour board complaint against Gingrich Woodcraft BY SABRINA NANJI A RURAL ONTARIO furniture maker shut- tered last month after employees decided to join a union, saying its religion did not allow for organized labour. Gingrich Woodcraft, a furniture manu- facturer in Devlin, Ont., a small town that straddles the Canada-United States border, is the target of a labour board complaint filed by Unifor, which organized the company's 25 employees, made up mostly of cabinetmakers and office and clerical staff. According to court documents filed by the union, employees reached out to Unifor in July concerning general dissatisfaction with the way Gingrich operated and managed its employees. On Aug. 5, the union filed a certi- fication application and on Aug. 13, the repre- sentation vote was successful. Then, on Aug. 17, all employees were terminated by the company's owner Leon Gas station attendant fired for igniting firecracker ANDREW ALLEN, a pump at- tendant at a gas station in Saska- toon, was fired after setting off a cherry bomb a little too close to the propane tanks. Allen was fired as the company, Saskatoon Co-operative (which runs the Greystone Gas Bar where the grievor worked), viewed his actions as very serious miscon- duct. The firecracker was charac- terized as a small explosive device that was extremely dangerous, with the potential to ignite the gas CONSTRUCTION PCL Energy Provincewide, Alberta (1,440 general tradesmen) and the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), Construction Workers Union Local 63 Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2014, to July 31, 2017. Signed on July 27, 2015. Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for lead hand, $3 for lead hand in Wood Buffalo. $5 per hour for foreman, $6 per hour for foreman in Wood Buffalo. $7 OECTA reaches tentative agreement with province Work-to-rule action suspended immediately after the deal see Arbitration > pg. 6 see Religious > pg. 7 A northern Ontario carpenter is the target of a labour board complaint filed by Unifor, which alleges the company broke the law when it closed down for religious reasons days after workers unionized. ARBITRATION AWARDS

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