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Employer's shift change allowed
under collective agreement: Board
Switch made for business
reasons, not reprisal
for worker's union activities
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ONTARIO employer's shift change — which re-
sulted in the loss of two days of the Christmas break for
a union representative — was allowed under the col-
lective agreement and not a reprisal for the worker's
union activities, the Ontario Labour Relations Board
has ruled.
Andy Krykunenko was a pre-make ready employee
for Rocktenn Company of Canada, a paper and pack-
aging company in Mississauga, Ont. Krykunenko was
also a union representative for his union, Unifor Lo-
cal 252, and served on its bargaining committee. He
was also one of three union representatives on the
June 20, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Union disputes calculation of retirement gratuities pg. 8
Maximus BC Health Benefits Operations — B.C. pg. 3 City of Hamilton —
Ontario pg. 4 Halifax Grain Elevator — Nova Scotia pg. 5 Trillium Villa
Nursing Home — Ontario pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
zefart
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pg. 2
Unifor, VIA Rail
reach new agreement
Employees work in
customer service,
maintenance centres
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Company > pg. 7
Union files grievance
over 'poisoned' workplace
THE Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE) Local 227
filed a grievance against the Hali-
fax Regional Water Commission
accusing the employer of failing to
provide a safe work environment
free from harassment.
The grievance was filed on be-
half of an employee — referred to
as "AB" — and alleged the employ-
er allowed a poisoned work envi-
ronment to grow despite receiving
complaints from AB. According
to the union, the culture became
POLICE SERVICES
Halton Regional Police
Services Board
Halton County, Ont.
(290 office employees) and the Halton Regional Police Association
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018.
Signed on Nov. 26, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan 1, 2015: 1.9%
Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 1%
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
