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Re-assigned nurses
win duties back
A GROUP of employees at a long-
term care facility in St. Catha-
rines, Ont., won their grievance
against the employer, which they
said contracted out exclusive bar-
gaining unit work.
Nurses and members of the La-
bourer's International Union at
Henley House had had their work
re-assigned to members of the
Ontario Nurses' Association in
the summer of 2014. As a result,
the union's Local 1110 chapter
filed a grievance, saying the move
Quebec mechanics
end 3-year labour
dispute in debt
Employees must pay back portion
of funds received during lockout
BY LIZ FOSTER
AFTER a years-long labour dispute,
mechanics in Quebec are back to
work — and working at paying off
their debts.
Employees represented by the Syn-
dicat Démocratic des Employés de
Garage du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
(SDEG-CSD) were locked out by a
group of employers for 35 months.
Following their return to work, the
350 employees — including mechan-
ics, service advisors, car washers and
parts persons — will now begin the
process of paying back a portion of
the financial support they received
during the labour action.
"The workers received $400 per
week," said Gilles Prudhomme,
union representative for the Cen-
trale des Syndicats Démocratiques
(CSD). "It's not common to see that
level of support during a dispute for
February 8, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Foreman suspended after calling employee 'dog killer' pg. 6
Chartwell Residence — Ont. pg. 3 London Health Sciences Centre — Ont.
pg. 4 City of Gatineau — Que. pg. 4 Rona — Que. pg. 4 Garda Security
Screening — Ont. pg. 5 Mi'kmaq First Nation School Board — N.S. pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Centrale
des
Syndicats
Démocratiques
pg. 2
Air Canada, CALDA
sign new deal
12-year contract covers flight
operators at airline's
Pearson operation
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Affected > pg. 7
see Arbitration > pg 6
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
Aurora Resthaven
Aurora, Ont.
(266 employees) and the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC)
Renewal agreement: Effective
June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2015: 1% lump
sum payment
Effective June 1, 2016: 1% lump
sum payment
Shift premium: $10 for reg-
istered nurses required to su-
pervise 2 floors because of staff
Mechanics, car washers and parts persons in Saguenay-Lac-
Saint-Jean, Que., were locked out for 35 months.
