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Arbitrator orders investigation do-over
Says investigator distracted by allegations during first investigation at Toronto school
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ONTARIO company must start over again after
it failed to properly investigate a worker's harassment
and discrimination complaints, an arbitrator has
ruled.
Mitch Blackburn was a caretaker for the Toronto
District School Board (TDSB), hired in 2009. On Jan.
12, 2015, he was assigned to a school called Emery
Collegiate.
A few months later, in the spring of 2015, the TDSB
began receiving complaints about Blackburn's work
performance, along with reports of him arriving late
to work and not wearing his uniform. By September,
things worsened to the point where the TDSB had to
give Blackburn a verbal warning for lateness, failure to
follow procedure when absent from work and failing
to provide a doctor's note to support an absence.
On Sept. 15, a few days after the verbal warning,
Blackburn — who is a person of colour — filed a com-
plaint alleging discrimination and harassment based
July 18, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Niagara company ordered to pay workers for lunch breaks pg. 6
Grande Yellowhead Public School Division — Ontario pg. 3 City of Moncton
— New Brunswick pg. 4 Yukon Arts Centre — Yukon pg. 4 Clifton Manor
— Alberta pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Lissandra
Melo
(Shutterstock)
pg. 2
CP, Teamsters
conflict over layoffs
Union cites safety issues,
company defends
actions, cites rules
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Union > pg. 7
Employer engages in
bad faith bargaining,
unfair labour practices
A UNION'S contention that an
employer engaged in bad faith
bargaining and unfair labour prac-
tices when it announced mass lay-
offs was validated in April by the
Alberta Labour Relations Board.
Sheperd's Care Foundation op-
erated seven seniors' care facili-
ties in Edmonton. The collective
agreements at six of these expired
TRANSPORTATION
Morterm
Windsor, Ont.
(10 freight handlers) and Teamsters Canada (CtW / CLC), Local 879
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2020.
Signed on Jan. 1, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Stevedore:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1%
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 6
