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Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (036-03-00022), Innis Christie

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Union grievance, submitted on September 20, 2006, on behalf of all affected employees alleging breach of Article 39 05 (e) and (f) of the Collective Agreement between the parties bearing the expiry date January 31, 2007, in that the Employer failed to offer overtime hours as required by those provisions. The Union sought an order that the Employer pay damages to compensate the affected employees.

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

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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 (Smith), Innis Christie

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The Employer called a temporary worker in to cover hours for a sick temporary letter carrier filling in the absence of the permanent carrier on that route, thus going "temp to temp". The Union claims that the Employer should have offered the overtime to a regular employee. It asks that the Employee who should have been offered extended hours or overtime be compensated. The Employer's position is that the relevant position is that of the permanent employee, not the temporary workers'.

Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (078-95-00664), Innis Christie

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Union grievance alleging breach of the Collective Agreement between the parties bearing the date January 31, 1995, which continues in effect and which the parties agreed applies to this matter, and in particular of Articles 15 and 17, in that, from June 22 to June 25 regular employees in Group 2 were bypassed in administration of overtime while temporary employees covered uncovered routes, and on June 24 J. Robichaud worked beyond 8 hours. The Union requested that the by-passed employees be compensated for earnings lost on those two days, with interest at the Bank of Canada rate and that the …

Re Strait Crossing Joint Venture And Iuoe, Innis Christie

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Union Grievance concerning calculation of overtime pay. Grievance dismissed.

Union grievance alleging breach of Articles 17, 19, and Appendices "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" the Collective Agreement between the Unions and the Employer dated September 17, 1993, which the parties agreed is the Collective Agreement that governs this matter, in that the Employer paid overtime improperly. The Unions requested that the Employer be ordered to pay overtime in full, with interest.

Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (129-92-00006), Innis Christie

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Union grievance on behalf of all regular employees in group 1 working at the Summerside Post Office, alleging breach of the Collective Agreement between the parties bearing the date July 31, 1992, and in particular of Articles 14, 15, 17 and 39 in that on December 6 and 13, 1992 they were bypassed for overtime on their day of rest while two casual employees worked during a high mail volume situation.

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

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Union grievance alleging breach of the Collective Agreement between the parties bearing the date July 31, 1992, and in particular of Articles 15, 17 and 39 in that the grievors were bypassed for overtime while a casual employee worked.

Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (Clarke And Steiner), Innis Christie

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Employee grievances alleging that the Employer violated Article 15 of the Collective Agreement between the parties relating to the Postal Operations Group (Non-Supervisory): Internal Mail Processing and Complementary Postal Services, Code: 608/81, which expired December 31, 1982 but was extended by Bill C-124 to September 30, 1984, in that the Employer bypassed the grievors in the administration of equal opportunity for overtime. The Union requested that the grievors be paid amounts equal to the amounts they would have been paid had they not been bypassed on the occasions in question.