Union steps up pay equity legal battle against Canada Post
February 24, 2013 by tbarrett
Filed under Chapter 1 - Introduction, Chapter 11 - The Grievance Arbitration Process, Chapter 13 - Future Issues
Description: The Public Service Alliance of Canada is seeking a “charging order” against Canada Post as part of its attempt to collect on a pay equity settlement.
Source: The Toronto Star
Date: 02/23/2013
Related links:
- Earlier news story
- Supreme Court of Canada judgment
- PSAC statement
- PSAC timeline of the dispute
- Canada Post pay equity site
- Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
- The Federal Court of Canada
- Earlier update
Questions for discussion:
- What is a charging order?
- Why is the union seeking one?
- Briefly summarize the history of this dispute.
- What does Canada Post say about the alleged delay?
- Do you think Canada Post has acted fairly in this dispute? Explain.
Hospital can’t ban tattoos, arbitrator rules
January 20, 2013 by tbarrett
Filed under Chapter 1 - Introduction, Chapter 11 - The Grievance Arbitration Process
Description: An arbitrator has struck down an Ottawa hospital policy that forced employees to cover up tattoos and piercings.
Source: The Ottawa Citizen
Date: 01/18/2013
Related links:
- Earlier story
- Arbitrator Lorne Slotnick’s decision (pdf)
- Prof. David Doorey’s blog
- The Ottawa Hospital
- Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4000
Questions for discussion:
- Summarize the hospital’s dress code.
- What was the hospital’s argument in favour of covering up tattoos and piercings?
- What did the union argue?
- What does the collective agreement say about this issue?
- Do you agree with this decision? Why or why not?
Grievance could take years to settle
April 15, 2011 by tbarrett
Filed under Chapter 11 - The Grievance Arbitration Process
Description: It could take years to settle a grievance filed by the Mine, Mill and Smelter workers union over bonuses the union says are owed to its members by Xstrata Nickel in Sudbury, Ont.
Source: The Sudbury Star
Date: 04/15/2011
Link: http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3076880
Questions for discussion:
- What type of grievance is this?
- What steps would this grievance have gone through to get to this point?
- Why do you think it takes so long to settle such grievances?
- How does this compare to cases in the court system?
- What alternatives are there to this process?
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