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Vacation policy
muddles holiday planning
THE PULP, Paper and Wood-
workers' union sought an interim
order pending a grievance deter-
mination at one of its pulp manu-
facturers in British Columbia,
Zellstoff Celgar.
The mill, in Castlegar, was pur-
chased by the employer in 2005.
In 2012, it decided to take steps to
make the mill more profitable and
ensure its continued operation.
So between July and September
of 2013, the company under-
took a restructuring process that
January 5, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
External circumstances affect employment pg. 8
Canadian Blood Services Centres pg. 3 Halifax Regional Water Commission
pg. 4 Halifax Regional Water Commission pg. 4 Burnco Rock Products
pg. 5 Pacific Western Transportation pg. 5 Van-Kam Freight pg. 6
TransAlta Generation Partnership pg. 6 MVT pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Courtesy
of
NSGEU
pg. 2
Uber to unionize?
Seattle in December be-
came the first U.S. city to
allow Uber and Lyft
drivers to unionize.
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Looking forward to 2016
Legislative changes in Nova Scotia, Ontario among union concerns
BY LIZ FOSTER
LOOKING AHEAD to 2016, Canadian Labour
Reporter decided to talk to union leaders and a legal
expert to hear about the opportunities and challeng-
es they anticipate in labour relations in the coming
months.
Regaining confidence
Joan Jessome — president of the Nova Scotia Gov-
ernment and General Employees Union (NSGEU) —
announced her intention to move on after 17 years as
president.
But Jessome said she still has big plans for the
union's future. She said NSGEU will be working in
2016 to galvanize workers after a year of being bat-
tered.
"This government has been vicious," Jessome said.
"They've been able to pit the public against the pub-
lic sector. And this has been an issue for the public
see Unions > pg. 7
EDUCATION
York University
Toronto
(750 teaching assistants) and the Canadian Union
of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3903
Renewal agreement: Effective
Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2017.
Ratified on March 31, 2015.
Signed on March 31, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 1.5%
Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 1.5%
Calculated by CLR.
see Arbitration > pg 8
The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) will focus on
supporting employees doing temporary and precarious work in the coming months.
