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Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

2000

Discharge

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Re Canada Post Corp And Cupw (Bedford), Innis Christie Aug 2000

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

Innis Christie Collection

The Grievor was suspended, then terminated for stealing taxi chits for his own use. The Union claims that discharge was excessive in this case, considering the personal stresses on the Grievor at the time, and the Grievor's previous good record. The Union also grieves that the suspension was imposed without written notice as required by the Agreement. The Employer argues that the Grievor's act is a breach of trust such that the Employer-Employee relationship is broken beyond repair.


Re Farmers Co-Operative Dairy Ltd And Cep, Local 40n, Innis Christie Feb 2000

Re Farmers Co-Operative Dairy Ltd And Cep, Local 40n, Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

The Grievor claims that he was unjustly discharged, and seeks reinstatement with full compensation for lost pay and benefits. The Employer discharged the Grievor for failure to report to work or to call in, together with his history of failing to report to work. The issues are whether the Grievor's actions justified discipline, whether it was a culminating event, and what discipline, if any, should be substituted. The Union argues that the Collective Agreement stipulates circumstances under which an employee's disciplinary record becomes clean in Article 24 J, and that this is such a case, resulting in the Employer's inability …