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September 14, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Sidewalk sweeper, dump truck driver flare up pg. 8
Southwest Community Care Access Centre pg. 3 Brink's Canada pg. 3
Grande Prairie Public School District pg. 4 Wilfrid Laurier University pg.
4 Connell Transport Company pg. 5 Board of Governors of Olds College
pg. 5 Rebel Transport pg. 6 ABF Freight System pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Robert
Galbraith
(Reuters)
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
Ottawa Airport taxi strike highlights issues
Unifor calls on dispatcher, airport authority to address Uber
BY LIZ FOSTER
AN ONGOING DISPUTE involving taxi
drivers serving passengers at the Ottawa In-
ternational Airport has drawn attention to is-
sues within the industry.
The drivers — members of Unifor Local
1688 — were locked out on Aug. 11 after they
stopped paying dispatch fees in protest of a
deal between the taxi service broker Coventry
Connections and the Ottawa International
Airport Authority that would see the drivers'
dispatch fees change from a monthly rate to a
per-fare rate.
Drivers pay a dispatch fee for the exclusive
right to pick up fares on the airport's arrivals
platform. The fee is determined by the airport
authority and taxi service broker.
Under the old deal, drivers paid a flat rate of
$345 per month. Under the new deal, drivers
would be charged $4.50 per fare. According to
Unifor, this change will cost drivers as much as
THE CANADIAN Union of Pub-
lic Employees Local 1550 filed a
grievance against the Winnipeg
Regional Health Authority when
the employer required workers
to remain on-site or to carry a cell
phone during their paid rest pe-
riod.
The union argued that the em-
ployees are essentially being re-
quired to work. When an employ-
ee is required to take a cell phone
with her during a paid rest period,
the union said, she remains under
the employer's direction and con-
trol.
As such, the union argued
these paid rest periods should be
HEALTH CARE
Central East Community
Care Access Centre
Newmarket, Ont.
(500 home care workers) and the Ontario Nurses' Association
Renewal agreement: Effect-
ive April 1, 2014, to March 31,
2016. Signed on March 5, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2015: 1.4%
Paid holidays: 11 days and 2
A new dispatch fee model — negotiated by Coventry Connections and the Ottawa Interna-
tional Airport Authority — sees drivers paying a per-fare rate rather than a flat monthly fee.
August jobs report
The unemployment rate rose
to its highest in a year,
according to
Statistics Canada.
see Arbitration > pg.8
see New > pg. 7
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Employees required to carry cell phones
during breaks call for overtime pay
