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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
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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
