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CHCH-TV bankruptcy
leads to complaints, investigation
Unifor alleges more than $3.5 million owed to employees in Ontario
BY LIZ FOSTER
CHANNEL 11 filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 11, 2015.
As a result, its 190 employees at CHCH-TV in Hamil-
ton, Ont., lost their jobs.
In the aftermath, Unifor — the union representing
the CHCH employees — has filed several complaints
against the employer with the Canada Industrial Rela-
tions Board.
Additionally, the federal government's labour stan-
dards division has launched an investigation into the
bankruptcy under the Canada Labour Code.
"We understand that an investigation such as this, in
the case of a bankruptcy involving employees, is stan-
dard practice," said Cal Millar, president and chief op-
erating officer at Channel Zero, which idirectly owns
Channel 11.
March 28, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Driver dismissed after last chance agreement pg. 8
Moncton Construction Association - N.B. pg. 3 Government of New
Brunswick pg. 3 Government of New Brunswick pg. 4 Town of Creston -
B.C. pg. 5 Wheatland Emergency Medical Services - Alberta pg. 5 Shaw
Pipe - Alberta pg. 6 Town of Drumheller - Alberta pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Courtesy
of
Unifor
pg. 2
Ontario minimum wage
will go up Oct. 1
Province will tie annual
inflation rates to
base wages
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Investigation > pg. 7
Seneca College union
cannot gather on campus
THE UNION that represents
workers at Seneca College was
denied a request for permission to
engage in union activity on cam-
pus, and rightly so, an arbitrator
has decided.
According to the collective
agreement, there could be no so-
licitation of membership dues,
meetings or other union activities
on college property, except as spe-
cifically stated otherwise.
On Oct. 9, 2014, the Ontario
Public Service Employees Union
UTILITIES
Progressive Waste
Solutions Canada
Simcoe, Ont.
(140 labourers) and Teamsters Canada Local 419
Renewal agreement: Effective
June 1, 2015, to May 1, 2020.
Signed on Nov. 12, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2015: 3%
Effective June 1, 2016: 2%
CHCH-TV's 190 employees were effectively terminated after Channel 11 filed for
bankruptcy. Workers are still owed millions in severance and notice, said Unifor.
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
