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Compromise for
city, parks workers
THE CANADIAN Union of
Public Employees (CUPE) filed
a grievance against the City of
Castlegar in British Columbia
over who should maintain certain
parkland.
CUPE Local 2262 argued that
maintenance and servicing of the
beach area known as Millennium
Ponds had been contracted out il-
legally. It argued that, traditional-
ly, members of the bargaining unit
December 14, 2015
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 6
Employee blames PTSD after being fired for theft pg. 11
Securitas Transport Aviation Security pg. 6 Regina School Division No. 4 pg. 6
Burnco Rock Products pg. 6 Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations pg. 7
Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations pg. 7 Nova Scotia Power pg. 8 Saint
John Construction Association pg. 9 Belvedere Care Centre pg. 9
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Chris
Wattie
(Reuters)
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pg. 2
Trucking companies,
Unifor ratify deals
Parties finalize agreements
after B.C. employees
withdraw services
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
New labour
minister, new
labour landscape
MaryAnn Mihychuk says Liberals
will repeal Bills C-377, C-525
BY SABRINA NANJI
CALL IT WHAT you will — a red
tide, a crimson wave — but when
the Liberals swept Parliament with
an overwhelming majority this fall,
they brought with them a new vi-
sion for labour and the future of
work in Canada.
Enter MaryAnn Mihychuk, minis-
ter of employment and workforce de-
velopment, who has been tasked with
handling the country's labour file.
That includes repealing two hotly
contested private member's bills,
C-525 and C-377, which were passed
by the previous Conservative govern-
ment. The former introduced a secret
ballot vote during the certification
process in federal jurisdictions, and
the latter would require unions to
publicly disclose financial spending
beyond $5,000, as well as publish sala-
ries of top union brass.
Federal labour minister MaryAnn Mihychuk is sworn into
office in Ottawa in November.
see Proposed > pg. 10
EDUCATION
Louis Riel School Division
Winnipeg
(980 elementary and secondary teachers)
and the Manitoba Teachers' Society
Renewal agreement: Effective
July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018.
Signed on May 19, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective 1st day of fall term
2015: 2%
see Arbitration > pg 11
