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Ontario nurse fired after
elderly resident suffers injuries
Lack of incident report
also leads to dismissal
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ARBITRATOR has upheld the dismissal of a reg-
istered practical nurse at an Ontario long-term care
home after a resident suffered injuries after resisting
care and the nurse failed to file an incident report.
Chester Posada was a regular, part-time registered
practical nurse (RPN) at Bendale Acres, a long-term
care home operated by the City of Toronto. He was
hired in 2008 and worked in the behavioural response
unit, a locked area housing cognitively impaired resi-
dents who potentially could act out.
On Aug. 20, 2014, Posada saw an 86-year-old resi-
dent referred to as "TS" — who suffered from demen-
tia and several other afflictions that required him to
September 5, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Medical marijuana use wasn't disclosed, power worker fired pg. 8
Garda Canada Security — Manitoba pg. 4 Halifax Regional Municipality
— Nova Scotia pg. 4 ParaMed Home Health Care — Ontario pg. 6 A.B.C.
Press (1979) — Alberta pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Howard
Sandler
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pg. 2
Lawyers represented
After years of negotiations,
Legal Aid lawyers have a
union and will begin
collective bargaining.
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Next > pg. 7
School board engineer
reinstated despite absences
AN ARBITRATOR has ruled
against the Toronto District
School Board (TDSB) in the case
of a worker who was repeatedly
lackadaisical doing his job.
John Douglas had nine years of
experience working as an unas-
signed engineer for the TDSB.
His regular work involved driv-
ing to various buildings owned by
Toronto Land Corporation and
servicing the sites or delivering
equipment.
On Dec. 8, 2015, Douglas was
ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY
e Banff Centre
Banff, Alta.
(400 production, delivery and office employees) and CUPE Local 4318
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2016, to March 31, 2019.
Signed on Feb. 9, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.75%
Shift premium: Acting incum-
bency: 5% or the base rate of
pay, whichever is greater, when
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
