Lehigh Cement v International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local D277, 2013 CanLII 90641 (Somjen)
The company combined the duties of two classifications into a single job. The union claimed that a wage rate was required as a result. The arbitrator agreed and ordered that the wage be increased.
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62
Board of Education of School District No. 39 and IUOE, Local 963 (Azul)
In this case the employer wished to change a decades old practice of how it posted and filled head custodian positions. It claimed that its practice was based on a misreading of the collective agreement.
The arbitrator disagreed and noted that the employer's position did a disservice to all of the employer and union reps who had preceded them. It was ordered that the positions be reposted and given to those who should have received them, with full compensation.
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority v. British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union (Attendance and Wellness Program Grievance), [2013] BCCAAA No 104 (Ready)
Friedmann v. MacGarvie, 2012 BCCA 445
Health Employers Association of British Columbia v Health Sciences Association of British Columbia, 2012 CanLII 150753
Samji v. HFBC Housing Foundation, 2012 BCSC 1367
British Columbia Nurses' Union and Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 444 (Dorsey)
The BCNU, as employer, notified the union representing its professional staff (CEP, Local 444) that it would no longer pay for and provide benefits for the dependents of retired employees. It had been doing so for decades. The employer claimed that this was a longstanding error.
The arbitrator disagreed and ordered that the employer was required to continue to provide those benefits for the dependents of the retired members.