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November 14, 2016
Union official doesn't have right
to insubordination: Arbitrator
Steward continued to
post notices accusing
manager of bullying
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ARBITRATOR has upheld the one-day suspen-
sion of a British Columbia worker for putting up post-
ers at work accusing management of bullying after be-
ing told to stop.
Linda Larson was an employee at the Nanaimo,
B.C., location of Coast Hotels, a hotel chain based in
Vancouver. She was with the company for 20 years, the
last 10 as a chief shop steward for her union, UNITE-
HERE.
In 2014, the general manager of the hotel where
Larson worked conducted disciplinary meetings
with the human resources advisor and four individual
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Camrose Women's Shelter Society — Alberta pg. 3 Cardinal Coach Lines —
Alberta pg. 4 JVD Mill Services — Alberta pg. 4 Keyera Nevis Gas Plant —
Alberta pg. 5 The University of Ottawa — Ontario pg. 5 Fort Smith Housing
Authority — Northwest Territories pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
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pg. 2
Equal pay deal signed
LCBO, OPSEU make equal
pay for equal work a reality
for 4,000 customer-
service workers
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Multiple > pg. 7
HEALTH CARE
Bethesda
Community Services
orold, Ont.
(9 nurses) and Ontario Nurses' Association
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2016, to March 31,
2018. Signed on June 27, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective April 1, 2016: 0%
Effective April 1, 2017: 0%
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see Collective agreements > pg. 3 see Arbitration > pg 8
Ontario millwright
denied bumping rights
A MILLWRIGHT filed a griev-
ance after he was laid off and not
allowed to bump a less senior
worker in the same job category.
John Toppozini worked at Lac
des Iles mine, which is northwest
of Thunder Bay, Ont., and was
hired Feb. 10, 2015, as a journey-
man millwright.
He was assigned to work a good
portion of his time on the hoist,
which was responsible for bring-
ing miners to the surface, as well
as raw material. During his time
Professor grieves decision-making process after being denied tenure pg. 8
