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Increased overtime expectations
discriminate against worker with small child
Restructuring led to
larger mail load for
Ontario letter carrier
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
CANADA POST discriminated against a letter car-
rier when it told her she had to change her childcare
arrangements so she could work overtime under a col-
lective agreement provision, an arbitrator has ruled.
Jessica Weber was a letter carrier for Canada Post
in Kitchener, Ont. Canada Post's collective agreement
with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
included an overtime provision stipulating "insofar as
practicable, overtime on an employee's route or assign-
ment will be performed by the employee assigned to
that particular route."
It was expected that if an employee couldn't fin-
ish her route during normal hours, she would
June 6, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Welder disciplined for violating drug policy with medical marijuana pg. 8
Wholesome Harvest Baking — Alberta pg. 3 Hutton Transport —Ontario pg.
4 Loblaws Supermarkets — Ontario pg. 6 City of Ottawa — Ontario pg. 4
Revera Retirement LP King Gardens Retirement Residence — Ontario pg. 5
Actionmarguerite — Manitoba pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Chris
Wattie
(Reuters)
pg. 2
Pacific Coach Lines
workers reach deal
Employees ratify deal that
addresses severance
for long-time workers
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Childcare > pg. 7
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
Employee not eligible for wage
increase after performing
duties of higher classification
CLARA MORINO filed a griev-
ance against the Toronto District
School Board after the employer
assigned her the duties of a higher
classification but failed to pay her
the applicable rate of pay.
Morino — classified as a Level
H office assistant — was assigned
by the employer to the guidance
office.
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
KMC Mining
Fort McMurray, Alta.
(480 mine employees) and the International Union of
Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local Union No. 955
Renewal agreement: Effective
July 26, 2015, to April 30, 2020.
Signed on Sept. 11, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective first Sunday in May
2017, 2018, 2019: Base rate will
increase by average percent-
age change in the Alberta "All
A Canada Post employee who was told to alter her childcare arrangements when
she was unable to perform overtime work filed a grievance for discrimination.
