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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