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Retiree benefits for full-time
Windsor police officers only
A CIVILIAN employed part-
time by the Windsor police was
not entitled to retiree benefits,
despite a previous arbitration
changing the service's policy.
The issue was whether an
unnamed civilian member who
was employed as a part-time
staffer at the Windsor Police
Services Board until December
of 2014 would be entitled to post-
retirement benefits beginning Jan.
1, 2015, by virtue of becoming a
full-time member.
The employer, the Windsor
Police Services Board, denied any
November 23, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Welder dismissed after years of absenteeism pg. 8
AT Limited Partnership pg. 3 Transport Kepa pg. 4
9207-4616 Quebec pg. 4 Mammoet Canada Western pg. 4
Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations pg. 5 Lafarge Canada
pg. 6 DH Timber Towing & Salvage pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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pg. 2
Taxi campaign ramps up
Unifor occupied a cab ser-
vice in Ottawa, where drivers
have been locked
out since summer.
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Air Canada grounded in appeal
against Public Participation Act
Quebec Court of
Appeal rules airline
has obligation to
maintain services
BY LIZ FOSTER
AIR CANADA'S appeal of a court ruling
that requires the airline to keep maintenance
operations in Canada was grounded by the
Quebec Court of Appeal earlier this month.
A 2013 ruling from Quebec's Superior
Court found Air Canada was in violation of
the requirements of the Air Canada Public
Participation Act (ACPPA) when it failed
to keep heavy-maintenance operations in
Canada.
The Court of Appeal of Quebec upheld that
The Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a previous ruling that Air Canada violated the ACPPA.
see Compliance > pg. 7
SERVICES
Canadian Science
and Technology Museum
Ottawa
(220 museum employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada
Renewal agreement: Effective
April 1, 2014, to March 31,
2016. Signed on June 30, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2015: 1.5%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: $2 per hour for
employees working between
4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2 per hour
for time worked on Saturday or
see Arbitration > pg.8
