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Calgary, Alberta (115 employees of a museum) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1645
Toronto, Ontario (70 employees making tortillas) and the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1000A
Richmond, British Columbia (115 employees of a meat distribution company) and the Service, Health and Allied Workers’ Union, Local 501, the Christian Labour Association of Canada
Ontario (120 outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1542
Montreal, Quebec (3,469 bus and subway operators and fare collectors of a transit system) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1983
Sussex, New Brunswick (11 employees making heating equipment and furnaces) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers, Local 49N
The grievor was not able to work due to an illness and was waiting for short-term disability benefits. After being assured he would be covered, the decision was reversed after a long delay. He used profanity to the insurance provider. The arbitrator found that the company's response of termination was disproportionate and he substituted a warning.
The grievor was caught watching a movie at work and was fired. The arbitrator found that the company's characterization of the event was excessive and substituted a lesser penalty.