Lindsay A. Waddell and Natasha L. Edgar successfully represented the Union in this grievance. The Employer had prevented the grievor from changing her vacation leave to union leave in order to attend a union training course. In denying the leave, the Employer had failed to follow the union leave requirements in the Collective Agreement. The Arbitrator agreed with the Union that union leave is an important right that had been bargained for, the Employer had not properly complied with the union leave provisions of the Collective Agreement, and granted the grievance.
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