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April 30, 2018
Incorrect equipment lockout
leads to Alberta millwright firing
EVEN THOUGH he was warned
repeatedly, a millwright at a
Grande Prairie, Alta., lumber-
processing plant was terminated
for not properly locking out ma-
chinery he was servicing.
Ian McLarty had worked at Ca-
nadian Forest Products (Canfor)
for a short time (he was hired in
September 2015) but had many
disciplinary actions on his record
when on June 1, 2016, he was fired
for being in a "lockout violation."
But it was not the first time he
HEAVY-LIFTING RENTALS
Sarens Canada
Leduc, Alta.
(9 operators, drivers, labourers) and Teamsters Canada, Local 362
Renewal agreement: Effective
Dec. 21, 2017, to June 30, 2020.
Signed on Feb. 2, 2018.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or
6% to start, 4 weeks or 8% after
8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15
years.
Overtime: Time and one-half
for all work after 9 hours per
Gander, N.L., worker grieves denial of
shift-change premium overtime pay
Insufficient notice given
after work hours changed
AFTER HE was unexpectedly sent to St. John's
to repair a Cormorant rescue aircraft, an aviation
technician tried to get paid time-and-one-half for
his irregular work.
Terry West had worked at IMP Group since
2002, when on Aug. 10, 2015, he was scheduled to
work from 3:30 p.m. to midnight. During his shift,
he was deployed to St. John's — from his regular
base in Gander, N.L. — to service an aircraft.
IMP technicians were regularly sent on emer-
gency shifts for the crucial task of maintaining res-
cue aircraft, which could be called out to service at
any time.
West flew to St. John's and arrived at 11:30 p.m.
He slept at a local hotel that night, and went to
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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 mandate
About 320 workers at Lear in Ajax,
Ont., vote 99 per cent in favour of
walking off jobs if no deal
reached with employer
Pinehurst Store Fixtures — Ontario pg. 3 Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health (CAMH) — Ontario pg. 4 Red Deer & District Museum Society
— Alberta pg. 5 Ken Johnson Trucking — British Columbia pg. 5 Pastew
Place Detox Centre of Fort McMurray — Alberta pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Employee > pg. 7
