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Employee reinstated after boss
fails to prove misconduct
ED SANKEY won back his job at
the Cariboo Pulp and Paper Com-
pany in British Columbia after
the union said he was terminated
without just cause.
Sankey was fired in February
of 2015, at which time he had al-
most 35 years of seniority and one
previous disciplinary reprimand
on file. He was terminated for the
way he handled an event on the
night shift earlier that month.
On the night in question, the
company received a delivery and
Ontario jail workers sign deal
with province
Agreement paves way for system
overhaul: Government
BY SABRINA NANJI
ONTARIO'S jail workers inked a
deal with the province earlier this
month, narrowly averting a strike
— and ensuring one will never
happen in the future.
On Jan. 9, the Ontario Pub-
lic Service Employees Union
(OPSEU), which represents
about 6,000 correctional work-
ers, reached a deal around 4 a.m.,
following a marathon bargaining
session with the provincial gov-
ernment.
The union said the collective
agreement is a significant im-
provement from an earlier deal
proposed in November, which the
bargaining unit had rejected by al-
most 70 per cent.
As part of the new agreement,
wage increases will be determined
by arbitration, in the same manner
as police or other essential service
staff. An arbitrator is expected to
come back with a wage deal within
60 days of ratification.
As well, going forward, the cor-
rectional bargaining unit would
January 25, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Electrician off work after refusing drug and alcohol testing pg. 8
City of Prince Rupert — B.C. pg. 3 Progressive Waste Solutions Canada —
Ont. pg. 4 Dalhousie University — N.S. pg. 4 Hudbay Minerals — Man. pg.
5 City of Medicine Hat — Alta. pg. 5 Township of Esquimalt — B.C. pg. 6
Moncton Northeast Construction Association — N.B. pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Jon
Blacker
(Reuters)
pg. 2
Port dispute sees illegal
use of workers
Employer ordered to make
payment of financial
damages
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Staffing > pg. 7
see Arbitration > pg 8
TRANSPORTATION
Hamilton International Airport
Hamilton, Ont.
(30 security employees) and the Canadian Union
of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 5167
Renewal agreement: Effective
Oct. 2, 2014, to Oct. 1, 2019.
Signed on Aug. 10, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Oct. 1, 2014: 4.5% for
security and 2.25% for all other
employees
Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 2.5%
Correctional services minister Yasir Naqvi says the deal with jail
workers clears the way for a complete overhaul of the system.
