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October 12, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Employee reinstated following alcohol abuse-related dismissal pg. 6
Midwest Pipelines — Alta. pg. 3 Canada Cartage — B.C. pg. 3 Ville de
Quebec — Que. pg. 4 National Film Board of Canada — Multiprovince pg.
4 Transport Lavoie — Que. pg. 5 Laval University — Que. pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
NSUPE
Labour Relations Foundations, November 23-27, 2015: Vic toria
Laying the Groundwork for Excellence in Union-Management Relations
Mastering Fac t-Finding and Investigation, December 1-4, 2015: Vic toria
Building Internal Capacity to Effectively Deal with Workplace Complaints
i r c . q u e e n s u . c a
pg. 8
Striking employees stir up community
Workers at Canadian Blood Services seek minimum guaranteed hours
BY LIZ FOSTER
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES (CBS)
employees in Charlottetown are on strike —
and on the move.
The strike involves 11 local clinic support
and recruitment employees at CBS' perma-
nent blood donor clinic in Prince Edward Is-
land. The part-time workers — represented
by the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Pri-
vate Employees (NSUPE) Local 19 — went
on strike Sept. 7 after continued negotiations
between the parties failed to reach an agree-
ment.
And though their numbers may be small,
the group's picketing has caused a big reaction
within the community.
"The response from the public has been
fantastic," said NSUPE president Joseph Kai-
ser. "Lots of donors and others have joined us
on the picket line at various times and written
letters of support to CBS. We're overwhelmed
Ontario teachers
win retirement gratuity
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
in Kingston, Ont., are celebrating
after an arbitrator decided retire-
ment gratuity was being miscalcu-
lated.
The Elementary Teachers' Fed-
eration of Ontario (ETFO) filed a
grievance against the Limestone
District School Board after a dis-
agreement arose surrounding a
"gratuity wind-up payment" for
teachers with less than 10 years of
service, otherwise known as the
non-vested retirement gratuity.
ENTERTAINMENT
National Film Board
Federal
(Film employees) and the Alliance québécoise des
techniciens de l'image et du son (AQTIS)
Renewal agreement: Effective
May 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2019.
Signed on July 8, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective upon ratification: 3.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Striking CBS employees report signifi cant support from their community in Charlottetown.
Q&A: Sid Ryan
The OFL is getting a new
leader next month. We sat
down with outgoing
president Sid Ryan.
see Arbitration > pg. 6
see Public > pg. 7
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
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