Ontario Power Generation phases out safety gear too quickly

CUPE wins grievance for one group of staff, not the other

 When Ontario Power Generation phased out its safety gear, it did so wrongly for one group of workers but not for another, an arbitrator has ruled.

Before the electrical company entered into collective bargaining with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), it decided in 2012 to scrap the long-standing practice of providing undergarments to certain employees, citing technological improvements that rendered the garments obsolete.

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