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City's alcohol testing rule
leaves little room for flexibility
Last-chance agreement
required worker to take
test whenever requested
by employer: Arbitrator
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ONTARIO employee breached his last-chance
agreement by refusing to take an alcohol test until he
had a union representative present, an arbitrator has
ruled.
Scott Heath was an employee of the City of Corn-
wall, Ont., for 29 years. On Oct. 29, 2013, Heath's em-
ployment became contingent on a memorandum of
agreement that was the result of alcohol-related mis-
conduct, including being impaired at work and oper-
ating a vehicle while impaired.
May 2, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Correctional officer suspended after inmate incident pg. 8
British Columbia Automobile Association Service Centres — B.C. pg. 3
Dalhousie University — N.S. pg. 4 Envoy Air — Multiprovince pg. 5
Belvedere Seniors Living (Belvedere Care Centre) — B.C. pg. 5
Greater London International Airport Authority — Ont. pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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pg. 2
CUPE requests 'No
Board' report
Union calling for report in
negotiations with
Toronto Public Library
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Employee > pg. 7
Premium weekend pay depends
on definition of 'request'
SANDRA MORGAN — a reg-
istered nurse working at the Wil-
liam Osler Health System's site in
Etobicoke, Ont.— was denied pre-
mium pay after working consecu-
tive weekends.
According to the employer, Mor-
gan had requested the weekend
work and was, therefore, not enti-
tled to the premium.
Morgan's union — the Ontario
Nurses' Association — filed a griev-
ance on her behalf.
The employer used KRONOS, a
TRANSPORTATION
Canada Cartage
Provincewide, British Columbia
(160 owner-operators) and Teamsters Canada
Renewal agreement: Effective
Sept. 9, 2014, to July 18, 2018.
Signed on July 30, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
$1,000 upon ratification
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks
to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4
weeks after 11 years. All vaca-
tion leave is unpaid.
Medical benefits: Teamsters'
An employee's request to wait for a union representative to be present before
taking an alcohol test was in breach of his last-chance agreement.
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
