The employer sought to terminate disabled employees thereby removing their access to benefits. Having lost the original arbitration decision the employer appealed that decision to the BC Court of Appeal. We argued that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal and the court agreed. The matter was remitted to the Labour Relations Board.
Telus Communications Co. v. Telecommunications Workers Union (Investigative Meetings and Union Representation), [2016] CLAD No. 310 (Hornung)
The employer was refusing to permit union representatives to attend investigative meetings with the union's members. The union brought a policy grievance to require the employer to permit union representation at these meetings. The arbitrator agreed that union representatives had to be present.