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May 28, 2018
Water-meter mechanics
grieve job description language
DUE TO changing technology
and practices regarding mainte-
nance of water meters in the city
of Vancouver, three employees re-
quested their jobs be reclassified
and they get paid more per hour.
Ken Pinder, Nick Botsis and Ed
McKeown worked in a trades 1
(water-meter mechanic) position
and were paid $31.72 per hour, but
on Sept. 15, 2014, the union, Can-
adian Union of Public Employees
(CUPE), Local 1004 requested a
review of the job descriptions.
ELECTRICITY PROVIDER
FortisAlberta
Calgary
(950 administrative, IT, field power workers) and the United
Utility Workers' Association of Canada (UUWA)
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020.
Ratified on Feb. 2, 2018. Signed
on Dec. 13, 2017.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.75%
Saskatchewan transit company closure
breaches labour code: Arbitrator
Union sought $500,000
in punitive damages
AFTER THE provincial government announced
a closure of the Saskatchewan Transportation
Company (STC) in 2017, it didn't provide 16
weeks of notice to its employees, ruled an arbitra-
tor.
On March 22, 2017, during the provincial
budget speech, the government said all operations
would cease by May 31, 2017.
However, not all employees were terminated on
that day, as STC needed extra time to wind down
its operations. Some workers were provided the
option to bump other employees, but instead re-
signed.
A total of 95 employees were laid off because of
the shutdown.
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ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg 7
2 0 1 7
READERS'
LABOUR RELATIONS
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CHOICE
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Labour Arbitration Skills, June 3-7, 2018: Kingston
Learning the Advocate's Ar t & Science of Building & Presenting Winning Arbitration Cases
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
Argreement reached
Quinte Humane Society workers
in Belleville, Ont., sign deal with
raises, shift protections,
more sick days
Canadian Commercial Corporation — Ontario pg. Town of Picture Butte
— Alberta pg. 5 Sapa Canada — Ontario pg. 5 Saint John Construction
Association — New Brunswick pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see More precise > pg. 7
