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April 2, 2018
Saskatoon chicken-truck driver
grieves reassignment to plant
A TRUCK driver for a poultry
processor in Saskatoon became
bored and angry when he was
shifted to a plant job while the em-
ployer conducted a functional as-
sessment of his capabilities.
Terry Hoet had worked at
Prairie Pride Natural Foods since
2008. Before that, he worked for
15 years as a ham packer. But the
repetitive nature of the job gave
him tendinitis.
In 2012, Hoet disclosed his pre-
vious injury and the employer
EDUCATION
Trent University
Peterborough, Ont.
(320 professors, lecturers, librarians) and the Trent
University Faculty Association (TUFA)
Renewal agreement: Effective
July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2019.
Signed on April 10, 2017.
Vacations with pay: 22 days to
start, 25 days after 10 years for
librarians. Minimum 2 weeks
for faculty.
Medical benefits: Employer
British Columbia limousine driver
fired after union achieves certification
Dispute over employees
taking cars after shift ends
AFTER HE took a company car home, a Rich-
mond, B.C., limousine driver was effectively ter-
minated when the employer refused to sponsor
his chauffeur's permit.
Azhar Bashir had worked at Aerocar Service
since 2012, and he had been involved in the Team-
sters, Local 31 union organizing effort, which re-
sulted in certification on Aug. 22, 2017.
During the contentious negotiations, the em-
ployer was repeatedly accused of bad-faith bar-
gaining and it lost a number of decisions in front
of the B.C. Labour Relations Board.
On Oct. 5, Bashir received a message on his
car's digital dispatch system (DDS) that said:
"Please note as of this evening no driver can take
the cars home unless authorized by management."
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg. 7
2 0 1 7
READERS'
LABOUR RELATIONS
TRAINING PROVIDERS
CHOICE
irc.queensu.ca
Managing Unionized Environments, May 15-17, 2018: Halifax
Living the Collective Agreement
Labour Relations Foundations, May 28 - June 1, 2018: Vic toria
Laying the Groundwork for Excellence in Union-Management Relations
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Strike vote planned
Nova Scotia health-care unions
announce first-ever provincewide
campaign to authorize job
action for 6,500 workers
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 — Alberta pg. 3
Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts — Ontario pg. 4 Graymont
Western Canada (Exshaw Plant) — Alberta pg. 4 County of Elgin (Bobier
Villa, Elgin Manor, Terrace Lodge) — Ontario pg. 5 Health PEI — Prince
Edward Island pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Employer > pg. 7
