Canadian Labour Reporter

June 27, 2016

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PM #40065782 Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com Health-care centre had just cause to dismiss worker: Arbitrator Employee had history of discipline issues, insubordinate conduct BY JEFFREY R. SMITH AN ONTARIO health-care employer had just cause under its collective agreement to dismiss a worker who demonstrated insubordinate and potentially threaten- ing behaviour, an arbitrator has ruled. The worker was a part-time dietary aide for Spe- cialty Care Trillium Centre, a facility providing long- term care and retirement residences in Kingston, Ont. Hired in 2006, the worker was a frequent presence in the centre's progressive discipline system. He accumulated a disciplinary record that includ- ed a verbal warning, a written warning and four sepa- rate suspensions of increasing length — one day, two June 27, 2016 ARBITRATION AWARDS Yellowknife firefighter fights for more overtime pay pg. 8 Mammoet Canada — Ontario pg. 3 Hamlet of Whale Cove — N.W.T. pg. 3 Seven Oaks School Division — Manitoba pg. 4 New Brunswick Government — N.B. pg. 5 Canada Science and Technology Museums — Ontario pg. 5 Vedder Transport — B.C. pg. 6 Steeplejack Services — Alberta pg. 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Photo: ART Watcharapong (Shutterstock) pg. 2 Development services workers sign first contract Collective agreement involves OPSEU ARBITRATION AWARDS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS see Worker > pg. 7 Despite marijuana, 2 workers reinstated TWO EMPLOYEES at a manu- facturer in Ontario were rein- stated recently, despite having brought marijuana plants to their place of employment. John Rodwell and Carmine Blancato worked at THK Rhythm Automotive Canada. On Friday, April 15, 2016, they both worked the afternoon shift at the St. Cath- arines production facility and a few minutes before 9 p.m., were seen leaving the plant and pro- ceeding to the company parking ADMINISTRATION Canada Council for the Arts Ottawa (200 administration and service employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 70409 Renewal agreement: Effective April 4, 2016, to June 30, 2018. Signed on April 4, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 2014: 1.5% Effective July 2015: 1.5% Effective July 2016: 1.5% and salary scale adjustment of 1% see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8

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