Loading ...Canada Post union loses arbitration case on mandatory vaccines, which 1,200 workers refused
An arbitrator has thrown out a grievance by Canada Post employees — or at least a tiny minority of them — over mandatory vaccination, the latest in a string of such decisions allowing major companies and school boards to continue requiring employee vaccination.
The company also clarified that any “accommodation request” would be denied if it was based on “personal preference rather than one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination set out in the Canadian Human Rights Act,” the arbitrator noted.
The CUPW filed its grievance on November 15.
Arbitrator Thomas Jolliffe ultimately found the policy reasonable, saying it’s in line with the employer’s rights and responsibilities under the Canada Labour Code. The union didn’t make a Charter argument, he noted.
Canada Post is in business to provide retirement benefits to a great many retired postal workers. They pretend they still have a meaningful role, lest the folks wonder why we throw such great amounts of money their way. Doesn’t anyone look at what is placed in their mail box? Nothing but garbage. All relevant communications are digital. Canada Post may well be the most useless organization in history. Poisoning their workforce is a cost cutting move. The arbitrator is a murderous flunky, nothing more.