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Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (Gillingham), Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

The Union claims that the Employer has an obligation to notify employees at least an hour in advance of work shift overtime being extended longer than initially expected. The Employer submits that this has never been the practice, that it is contrary to the Agreement, and that it would be impractical.

The grievance fails. Application of the article in question as the Union seeks to have it interpreted is clearly not what the parties intended. Indeed, it would be unworkable where the original work shift extension overtime is only for one hour, as it quite often is.

Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (Fitzhenry), Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

The Union brings this arbitration on behalf of six employees who were denied special leave with pay in the context of a severe winter storm in the St. John's area. The Union seeks lost rights, earnings, and benefits. The Employer's position is that it acted reasonably in denying special leave, because it was unsafe for the employees to leave before the end of their shift, and by the end of the shift, the storm had abated, so that at that time they would have had no difficulty getting home safely.