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November 9, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
NB Power's promotion process awed, arbitrator says pg. 8
Logistex Arrimage pg. 3 Securitas Transport Aviation Security pg. 3
Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada pg. 4 The Fort McMurray Catholic Board
of Education pg. 4 Clipper Navigation pg. 5 Université de Sherbrooke pg.
5 Fortis pg. 6 Real Canadian Superstore pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
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pg. 2
Public sector workers form strike coalition
Unions to escalate labour action if talks stall
BY LIZ FOSTER
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of public
sector workers took to the streets of Quebec
in late October to protest lagging contract
talks with the provincial government.
The labour action was organized by the
Common Front, a coalition of several public
sector unions. The unions collaborated to
organize rotating strikes across the province,
with further labour action scheduled if nego-
tiations fail to move forward.
Public sector workers in the province have
been without a contract since April 1.
The Secrétariat Intersyndical des Services
Publics (SISP), Confédération des Syndicats
Nationaux (CSN) and Fédération des Tra-
vailleurs et Travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
represent more than 400,000 public sector
employees.
The unions launched a week's worth of
one-day rotating strikes across the prov-
ince on Oct. 26. Essential services were
Caught on candid camera
A BUS OPERATOR for the Cor-
poration of the City of Niagara
Falls was suspended for three days
without pay after it was discov-
ered he obstructed the security
camera on his bus, handled cash
and used a hand-held device while
behind the wheel.
Ken Kissmann's behaviour
came to light after a passenger
contacted the employer about a
slip-and-fall accident in Novem-
ber 2014. The employer checked
its hard-drive but by that time the
video for the date of the accident
had been over-written by more re-
cent recordings.
The employer did notice, how-
ever, the available footage showed
Kissmann tampering with the
TRANSPORTATION
TNT Express
Dorval, Que.
(3 truck drivers) and the Teamsters Canada Local 931
Renewal agreement: Effective
June 8, 2015, to May 3, 2018.
Signed on June 8, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 4, 2016: 2%
Effective May 4, 2017: 2%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: 50¢ per hour
for qualified drivers operating
5-ton equipment.
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are participating in labour action in Quebec.
Strikes at the TTC?
Toronto transit workers hope
to reverse essential service-
status and restore
their right to strike.
see Arbitration > pg.8
see Quebec > pg. 7
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
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