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City failed to accommodate
after worker suffers seizure
ROB BOSSENCE, a water and
wastewater operator with the city
of Chatham-Kent in Ontario, won
a grievance against his employer
after an arbitrator found it failed
to accommodate his disability.
Bossence, who had worked in
Chatham-Kent for 29 years, had
a seizure at work in the summer
of 2014. He returned after a short
break and performed all of his
regular duties with the exception
of driving and occasional snow
plowing in the winter.
Potato chip
workers fight for
first collective
agreement
Employer says 'screw you'
to union representative
BY LIZ FOSTER
LABOUR RELATIONS at Cov-
ered Bridge Potato Chip have be-
come saltier than the business's
kettle-cooked chips.
About one-half of the 32 em-
ployees represented by the United
Food and Commercial Workers
(UFCW) Local 1288P are on strike
to back demands for the union's
first collective agreement with the
employer. Production at the Hart-
land, N.B.-based factory contin-
ues as employees have crossed the
picket line.
The local first certified at Cov-
ered Bridge in 2013 and bargaining
began in 2014. The main issues in
dispute include pay and seniority
relating to scheduling, layoffs and
call-backs.
"We were just looking for some
fairness and a living wage," said Carl
Flanagan, national representative
for UFCW Local 1288P. "People
January 18, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Paramedic fired for absenteeism, again pg. 8
Grand Manor — Alberta pg. 3 Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations
Association — Nova Scotia pg. 4 Beverly Care Centre — Alberta pg. 4 Nova
Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association — Nova Scotia pg. 5
AgeCare Investments — Alberta pg. 5 Gate Gourmet — Alberta pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
courtesy
of
UFCW
pg. 2
Ontario correctional
staff sign contract
Deal removes right to strike,
sends labour
disputes to arbitrator
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see UFCW > pg. 7
see Arbitration > pg 8
HEALTH CARE
St. Patrick's Home of Ottawa
Ottawa
(360 health service employees) and the Canadian
Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2437
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2016.
Signed on Jan. 1, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.3%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour
for employees temporarily as-
In addition to picketing New Brunswick's Covered Bridge Potato
Chip, UFCW members are asking locals to boycott the company.
