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Telus worker
gets bargaining unit work
DAVE BORDEN filed a griev-
ance against his employer, Telus
in Calgary, alleging the employer
owed him sales and commissions
and incentives payments associ-
ated with referrals he arranged via
a marketing campaign in the sum-
mer of 2012.
Borden had initially filed a pre-
vious application with arbitrator
Richard Hornung (also presiding
over his current case), in which it
was determined work done dur-
ing Telus's marketing campaign
Public service unions call for repeal of Bill C-4
Collective bargaining not possible until legislation addressed: PSAC, PIPSC
BY LIZ FOSTER
WHILE the first round of bargaining between
the newly elected Liberal government and the
unions representing public sector workers is un-
derway, the parties have already reached an im-
passe.
Entering into negotiations, the parties seemed
hopeful their collective bargaining would be less
tumultuous than that between the unions and
previous federal government. However, despite
moves to repeal Conservative legislation the
unions found objectionable, several issues remain
in contention.
"PSAC welcomes the news that the government
will repeal division 20 of Bill C-59, which we said
was a violation of our constitutional rights to col-
lective bargaining. The bill gave the government
the power to amend unilaterally certain provi-
sions in federal government employee contracts,"
said Robyn Benson, national president of the
February 15, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Drivers required to pay for proof pg. 8
Electrical Power Systems — Ont. pg. 3 Dalhousie University — N.S. pg. 4
Mortlock Construction — Ont. pg. 4 Atlantic Wholesalers — N.B. pg. 5 Piper
Creek Foundation — Alta. pg. 5 Green Acres Foundation — Alta. pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
PSAC
pg. 2
Teamsters talk safety
Toronto's Humber River
hospital draws health and
safety concern from
Teamsters union
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Federal > pg. 7
see Arbitration > pg 8
TRANSPORTATION
Magellan Aerospace
Haley, Ont.
(370 maintenance employees) and the United
Steelworkers (USW)Local 4820
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive March 16, 2015, to March
15, 2018. Signed on March 16,
2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 16, 2016: 25¢
Effective March 16, 2017: 30¢
Calculated by CLR.
Unions representing public service employees — including PSAC — are calling on the
federal government to repeal Bill C-4 rather than hold consultations as planned.
