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September 21, 2015

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com September 21, 2015 ARBITRATION AWARDS see Collective agreements > pg. 3 University employee's sick leave endures layoff pg. 8 Canadian North pg. 3 JFSL Fabrication Services pg. 4 P.E.I. Department of Health pg. 4 Doug Coleman Trucking pg. 5 Board of Governors of Acadia University pg. 5 Hopital Montfort pg. 6 JFSL Fabrication Services pg. 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Photo: Mark Blinch (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 How do unions affect elections? Organized labour hits campaign trail, too BY SABRINA NANJI WITH ABOUT A month to go before Ca- nadians cast their ballots to choose the next prime minister, any and all organizations with a stake in Ottawa's agenda are ramping up their campaigns — and unions are no excep- tion. While federal campaign finance laws make it illegal for trade unions (and corporations) to make direct financial contributions to politi- cal factions, their impact can still be felt on the campaign trail. But just how much influence do unions actually have on the outcome? Last spring's provincial election in Ontario saw now-Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals sweep Queen's Park — a victory owed in part to the "Stop Hudak" campaign from the Ontario Federation of Labour and other unions urging voters not to choose Conser- vative leader Tim Hudak after he promised to slash 100,000 public sector jobs. For the upcoming Oct. 19 election, the stage Broadcaster's budget cuts lead to benefits dispute A PUBLIC BROADCASTER in Ontario was accused of violating the collective agreement by fail- ing to provide soon-to-be laid-off employees with benefit coverage. Though the grievance, filed against the Ontario Educational Authority by Unifor Local 72M, was initially a policy grievance, it only concerned one employee, re- ferred to as "H." Faced with budget cuts, the employer, a provincially funded and regulated broadcaster, was RECREATION City of Lloydminster Lloydminster, Alta. (150 lifeguards) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1015 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on April 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.75% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.75% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.75% Contenders for Canada's top job duke it out in a national debate ahead of the Oct. 19 federal election. Unifor lauds NDP's auto strategy Union calls for plan to bring jobs, investment to tired sector. see Arbitration > pg.8 see Third-party > pg. 7 ARBITRATION AWARDS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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