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September 18, 2017
CEMENT AND AGGREGATES
Burnco Rock Products
Red Deer, Alta.
(5 mixer-drivers) and Teamsters Local 362
Renewal agreement: Effective
Oct. 1, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2019.
Signed on March 16, 2017.
Shift premium: $2 per hour
for employees required to train
new employees.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks
or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or
6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8%
British Columbia elevator mechanic
sees LTD benefits discontinued
Worker suffers from
social anxiety disorder
AN ELEVATOR mechanic in British Columbia
was denied long-term disability payments by Sun
Life after he became permanently disabled and
was unable to work due to social anxiety disorder.
Paul Schwagly was hired in 2005 as a helper
with Kone in Victoria. In 2010, he was promoted
to a mechanic position.
On April 13, 2010, the company introduced
a new tracking system that saw GPS-enabled
phones issued to all mechanics. They were ad-
vised they would be tracked during their shifts,
but if they wished to take a break, they could mark
themselves as off duty and the phone's GPS track-
ing would be shut off.
John Board, Victoria branch manager, received
a call from a member of the public that one of the
Kone mechanics was seen sitting in a vehicle for
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg. 8
Peterborough city worker
suspended after accident
AFTER A snow-plow got away
from him on a hill, a public works
department worker at the City of
Peterborough in Ontario was giv-
en a five-day suspension.
Matt Wood began working
summers for the city in the arena
division in 2013 before he became
a full-time employee and was
transferred to the public works
department.
On July 15, 2013, Wood struck
a hydro pole and broke the mir-
ror on the truck he was driving.
see Worker> pg. 8 see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
CP, Teamsters sign deal
About 3,200 locomotive
engineers, conductors, trainmen
and yardmen agree to
tentative contract
University of Windsor — Ontario pg. 3 Columbia Containers — British
Columbia pg. 4 Garda Security Screening — Manitoba pg. 4 City of
Red Deer — Alberta pg. 5 Teegatha'Oh Zheh Society — Yukon pg. 6
WestRock Company of Canada (Calgary Plant) — Alberta pg. 6 Perimeter
Aviation — Multiprovince pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
