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Cpaa V Canada Post Corp, Innis Christie

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The Grievor was Part-time Assistant in the Post Office at Berwick, Nova Scotia. The grievance alleges that he was suspended without cause. The Union claims that the discipline is unjustified, discriminatory, and not in accordance with notice requirements and time limits in the Collective Agreement. Complaints of harassment were made against the Grievor which were passed on to the Human Rights Officer. A memorandum of settlement was signed by the parties agreeing to waive time limits until completion of an investigation. The claims were substantiated and a letter of discipline sent to the Grievor. The Union's position is that no …

Re Maritime Telegraph And Telephone Co And Ac & Twu, Innis Christie

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Preliminary award concerning arbitrability. Preliminary objection upheld in part.

Union grievance alleging breach of the collective agreement between the parties for the periods November 1 (plant workers), November 15 (operator services) and December 27 (clerical workers), 1992 to October 28, 1995, which counsel agreed was to govern this matter, in that the employer's voluntary separation offer effective May 31, 1994, was unfair and unreasonable and discrimi­nated on the basis of sex, contrary to arts. 2.1 and 4.3. Counsel for the employer made a preliminary objection to my jurisdiction to deal with the voluntary separation offer on either of those grounds.