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PACKAGING/WAREHOUSING
Veritiv
Calgary
(51 drivers, warehouse workers) and Unifor, Local 539
Renewal agreement: Effective
Feb. 1, 2018, to Jan. 31, 2021.
Ratified on Feb. 7, 2018. Signed
on Feb. 1, 2018.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Feb. 1, 2018: $1,000
lump sum
Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2%
Effective Feb. 1, 2020: 2%
Shift premium: $0.35 cent per
Air Canada Rouge flight attendants
grieve after meal allowance denied
AFTER IT realized that flight
attendants for Air Canada's dis-
count arm, Rouge, were not able
to claim a meal allowance during
training hours, the union grieved
the practice.
The Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE) argued in a
grievance filed May 3, 2017, that
mandatory training courses put
on by the employer constituted
employees being "on-duty" as per
the collective agreement.
"Meals will be provided or meal
City of Calgary roads worker dismissed
after making numerous racial comments
'Most racist person I have
worked with': Coworker
AFTER A worker in Calgary's roads department
said that people who believe in God were idiots, he
was terminated.
Daniel Swainston was employed in the roads
labour pool as a driver/operator labourer from
2008, after a stint as a driver starting in 2005.
On Aug. 19, 2016, Joe Parratino complained to
management that Swainston's comment about his
religious beliefs were hurtful and insensitive.
When Swainston said, "God is stupid" to Par-
ratino, he said it was the last straw and that Swain-
ston had made similar comments in the past.
After the employer conducted a series of inter-
views, Swainston was suspended on Aug. 25. Af-
ter more interviews, Swainston's employment was
July 2, 2018
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg 7
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
pg. 2
Quebec drivers deal
New five-year contract 'major
victory' for RTL bus workers,
members of public in
Longueuil, Que.: CUPE
Cardinal Couriers — Ontario pg. 3 Ridge Country Housing — Alberta
pg. 4 Pepsico Beverages Canada — New Brunswick pg. 4 Edmonton
Immigrant Services Association — Alberta pg. 5 GardaWorld —
Ontario pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Non-payments > pg. 7
Photo:
Leonard
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READERS'
LABOUR RELATIONS
TRAINING
CHOICE
irc.queensu.ca
Managing Unionized Environments, Oc t. 2-4, 2018: S ask atoon
Living the Collective Agreement
Labour Relations Foundations, S ep. 23-28, 2018: Kingston
Laying the Groundwork for Excellence in Union-Management Relations
