Termination void due to no union representation

The company called the grievor into a disciplinary interview, but would not explain the purpose of the interview until the grievor waived his rights to union representation. The arbitrator found that the employee's right was substantive and mandatory. The discipline was voided.

A worker on an offshore oil-drilling platform was fired after he was held responsible for a “loss of containment.”

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