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May 1, 2017
Fight over forklift leads to
Alberta worker's termination
AFTER GRABBING another
worker around the neck to re-
move him from a forklift, an Al-
berta warehouse worker was fired.
Steve Urbanski had been em-
ployed by Federated Co-Oper-
atives (FCL ) for 23 years as a re-
ceiver in a warehouse.
But on May 10, 2016, he ap-
proached Robert Grant, who was
using a Raymond dock stocker,
and said he needed to use it im-
mediately. Urbanski was using
another forklift but the one Grant
Accommodation means
working with union, worker
Toronto school board
violated agreement,
human rights code
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ONTARIO school board violated the
discrimination clause in its collective agreement
by failing to properly investigate accommodation
options for a worker seeking a supervisory
position who needed one day off a week for
religious reasons.
Adam Habarta was a caretaker for the Toronto
District School Board (TDSB) hired in November
1994. Habarta was a Jehovah's Witness and his re-
ligious practice required him to spend one day a
week to do missionary work. He was able to meet all
of his other religious obligations on the weekends,
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede — Alberta pg. 3 The Cornwall Community
Police Services Board — Ontario pg. 4 Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society —
British Columbia pg. 5
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
sebra
(Shutterstock)
pg. 2
Unfair labour charge
CUPE alleges CHS attempted
'direct deal' with workers after
attempts to unionize
workplace
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Ottawa airport ramp agent fired for not obtaining required licence pg. 8
see Arbitration > pg 6
see Worker > pg. 7
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
orhild County
orhild, Alta.
(40 inside, outside municipal workers) and the International
Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2017.
Ratified on Feb. 9, 2017. Signed
on March 27, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1%
Paid holidays: 13 days.
Vacations with pay: 15 days to
start, 20 days after 5 years, 21
days after 11 years, 22 days after