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January 15, 2018
Vancouver labourer fired
after false allegations against boss
A WORKER at the Cargill North
Vancouver Grain Terminal was
dismissed from his job after mak-
ing numerous accusations that his
bossed bullied, harassed and un-
fairly targeted him while on the job.
On April 15, 2016, supervisor
Mike Misner was inspecting grain
spouts at the facility that had to be
constantly cleaned due to poten-
tially deadly dust floating in the air.
Misner discovered the letters
"FMM" were written in dust and
went to find out who may have
CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
Vice Studio Canada
Toronto
(170 journalists, production, cleaners, IT technicians)
and the Canadian Media Guild (CMG)
Renewal agreement: Effective
April 28, 2017, to Jan. 1, 2020.
Ratified on May 1, 2017. Signed
on May 1, 2017. (First agree-
ment.)
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5%
Halifax teaching assistant loses job
after 'advocating' strongly for son
Third incident at school
involving child's treatment
AFTER CONFRONTING a teacher at her son's
school and allegedly threatening to "bust" her up,
a teaching assistant was fired.
Tammy Crawford had worked as an educa-
tional program assistant for the Halifax Regional
School Board since 2012. But on Nov. 2, 2015, she
was terminated for being too raucous in advocat-
ing for her son, who suffered from both attention
deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and obses-
sive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Crawford's performance was rated as good to
very good, according to the employer. But it was
her actions as a parent that got her into trouble.
On Oct. 27, she drove her son to Beechville Lake-
side Timberlea Senior Elementary School, just
outside of Halifax. Because she arrived after 8:05
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg. 8
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Strike mandate
Simcoe County workers in Ontario
— represented by OPSEU — voted
to walk off jobs if contract
talks fail to achieve deal
Vice Studio Canada — Ontario pg. 3 Aviscar— Alberta pg. 4 Grand & Toy
Warehouse — British Columbia pg. 5 Government of Nova Scotia — Nova
Scotia pg. 5 Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery — Alberta pg. 6
NorthwesTel — Northwest Territories pg. 6 Medicine Hat Public Library —
Alberta pg. 7
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Worker > pg. 8
