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GoodLife Fitness
employees looking
to buff up benefits
Toronto-based coaches, instructors
seek union representation
BY LIZ FOSTER
PERSONAL COACHES and
class instructors at GoodLife Fit-
ness say their current contracts
just aren't working out.
A group of employees at the
gym chain's Toronto-area loca-
tions are campaigning for union
representation. The workers
have expressed concern over low
wages, non-compete clauses and
a lack of injury insurance.
Workers United Canada Coun-
cil, an affiliate of the Service
Employees International Union
(SEIU), is seeking to represent the
employees.
Large corporate gym chains
like GoodLife are not typically
unionized, said Tanya Fergu-
son, lead organizer for Workers
United Canada Council. Because
of this lack of representation,
she said, the work being done by
coaches and trainers has become
increasingly precarious.
"It's absolutely shocking that
they do a physical job, they need
to use their body every time
they're out there, and they have
zero protection if they're injured
on the job," Ferguson said.
"You have people who are help-
ing the general public meet their
fitness goals and have a healthy
February 29, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Probationary employees grieve dismissal pg. 6
CAE — Que. pg. 3 General Motors — Ont. pg. 4
Memorial University — Nfld. pg. 4 Fortis Properties (Sheraton Hotel
Newfoundland) — Nfld. pg. 5 Brink's Canada — N.S. pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Kim
Hong-Ji
(Reuters)
pg. 2
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg 6
Workers United Canada Council is seeking to represent personal
coaches and instructors at Toronto-area GoodLife Fitness locations
after the employees expressed concerns about their benefits.
see GoodLife > pg. 7
MANUFACTURING
Bombardier
Completion Centre
Dorval, Que.
(1,670 technical employees) and Unifor
Renewal agreement: Effective
Dec. 5, 2013, to Dec. 5, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
$850 for permanent employees
upon ratification
Effective Nov. 30, 2013: 3%
Full-time nurses grieve
after losing promotions
THREE NURSES at a hospital in
Sudbury, Ont., each filed a griev-
ance after applying for two open
full-time positions in the microbi-
ology department.
Each of the nurses, represented
by the Ontario Public Service Em-
ployees Union (OPSEU), were
screened out of the competition at
an early stage and not granted an
interview.
Management said that was be-
cause the posting required appli-
cants who have at least one year of
