Arbitrator’s decision puts employers in unfair position, says management-side lawyer
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Alexandria, Ontario, (250 employees making wooden millwork and mouldings) and the Christian Labour Assn. of Canada, Local 60, formerly the Service Employees International Union Local 2, Brewery, General and Professional Workers Union
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Calgary, Alberta (60 clerical employees of a medical laboratory) and the Health Sciences Assn. of Alberta
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Various locations in British Columbia (90 employees growing tree seedlings) and the British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union
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St-Laurent and Montreal, Quebec (350 employees making metal valves) and an affiliate of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux
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Ottawa, Ontario (250 information technology employees) and the Professional Institute of the Public Sector of Canada
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A poor safety record disqualified the grievor from driving a transit vehicle, but it did not justify termination, the arbitrator found. He remained a dutiful and responsible employee.
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The grievors accepted responsibility for their careless attitudes and the resulting loss of product. However, the arbitrator ruled, to err is human and termination is too serious a penalty for a single event of this nature.
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