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October 17, 2016
B.C. smelter worker has
3-day suspension for threat lifted
Lack of concern after
altercation made threat
unlikely: Arbitrator
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
MULTINATIONAL METALS and mining company
Rio Tinto operates an aluminum smelter in Kitimat,
B.C. The plant is hot and loud and employees must
wear personal protective devices including hard hats,
face masks and ear protection such as muffs or plugs.
Because of this equipment, employees must speak
loudly to be heard and it is often difficult to commu-
nicate.
Jose DaSilva began working for Rio Tinto in 1998,
working mostly in the pot room. By 2015, he was chair
of the union's council of shop stewards.
On Oct. 8, 2015, DaSilva was part of the gas collec-
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Workers' bumping rights not respected by employer pg. 6
Kugaaruk Housing Authority — Nunavut pg. 3 Northern Alberta Institute of
Technology — Edmonton pg. 3 Progressive Waste Solutions — Ontario pg.
4 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board — Ontario pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
momente
(Shutterstock)
pg. 2
Port workers reject deal
Union had accepted proposal
subsequent to bargaining
blitz undertaken with
mediator
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Co-worker > pg. 7
TRANSPORTATION
EVAS Air
Gander, N.L.
(55 pilots) and Unifor Local 2002
Renewal agreement: Effective
Feb. 5, 2016, to Feb. 4, 2019.
Signed on Feb. 5, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 5, 2016: 2%
Effective Feb. 5, 2017: 1%
Effective Feb. 5, 2018: 1%
Shift premium: For working on
a guaranteed day off: Captain
full-day (over 5 hours) 2016:
Managing Unionized Environments, Nov. 1-3, 2016: Vic toria
Living the Collective Agreement
Mastering Fac t-Finding & Investigation, Nov. 15-18, 2016: Halifax
Building Internal Capacity to Effectively Deal with Workplace Complaints
irc.queensu.ca
see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 6
Stealing pills not necessarily
valid reason for termination
A NURSE WHO stole pills from
the hospital where she worked,
was fired after being caught red-
handed.
On Feb. 15, 2013, Jennifer Vail-
lancourt was working as a nurse
at Holland Orthopaedic and Ar-
thritic Centre in Toronto when
she was accused of stealing hydro-
morphone, lorazepam and clon-
azepam over a two-year period
(the extent of pill record-keeping),
and falsifying documents to hide
the thefts.
