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November 13, 2017
Wood Buffalo, Alta., auto mechanic
dismissed after truck engine seizes
Ford dealer technician
finds clean oil 'suspicious'
WHEN HE took a pickup out for a test ride af-
ter servicing it, an auto mechanic with the Mu-
nicipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta caused the
truck's engine to seize.
Peter Haitas was hired as a journeyman light-
duty mechanic with the municipality in October
2012. On Feb. 5, 2014, Haitas worked on a 2010
Ford F-150 pickup truck, which was in the shop
for routine maintenance.
Haitas testified he put the vehicle on a hoist and
drained the oil, while he replaced the power steer-
ing hose.
When the oil was drained, Haitas said he
poured new oil into the filter and let it run for
a minute, while it was on the shop floor. He in-
spected the gauges, which showed all fluid levels
TRANSPORTATION
Air Canada
Multiprovince
(30 dispatch employees) and the Canadian Air
Line Dispatchers Association (CALDA)
Renewal agreement: Effective
March 1, 2016, to Feb. 29, 2028.
Signed on Jan. 30, 2016.
Shift premium: 4% (previously
3%) of twelfth 52 weeks' salary
for certification pay premium.
15% over applicable dispatcher
rates for chief flight dispatcher
Photo:
Art
Konovalov
(Shutterstock)
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitrations > pg. 8
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
OPSEU strike vote
Canadian Blood Services' workers
agree to walk out if Dec. 12
talks for new collective
agreement fail
Saskatchewan Telecommunications — Saskatchewan pg. 3 Ford Motor
Company of Canada — Ontario pg. 4 Fort McMurray Public School District
No. 2833 — Alberta pg. 5 Lantic — Alberta pg. 5 Fort Simpson Housing
Authority — Northwest Territories pg. 6 Architectural Glass and Metal
Contractors Association — Ontario pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Double-time overtime claimed
for work on scheduled day off
A TECHNOLOGIST at a Brit-
ish Columbia hospital worked an
afternoon shift, then a midnight
shift, but he was only paid time–
and-one-half for two hours.
Richard Krische worked at
Delta Hospital in Delta, B.C., as
a medical radiation technologist
since June 2014. On June 10, 2016,
he worked his regular shift, which
began at 4 p.m., and he was sched-
uled to end his work week at mid-
night on the Friday.
But Krische's relief — who was
see 'Particular' > pg. 8
