COFFEE TIME AT FGP

There are ongoing issues with Coffee Time at Forest Glen – Specifically washroom access, which is “Out of Service” to certain drivers. The Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.R.O. 1990 Regulation 562, Food Premises, specifically Part IV section 68 (6) states that “Access doors to sanitary facilities and toilet cubicles shall not be locked...”

Some of our driver’s have been denied access to this washroom as well as verbally attacked by the owner of this coffee time. Those who drive routes 33 and 26 who do not have any access to any other washroom facility are particularly affected.

Management has approached this owner, even offering money to allow all of our drivers to use his facilities. He denies there is any issue, refuses to accept any money, claims all of our drivers are welcome – Yet he still continues denying access and verbally attacking certain drivers.

If you have had any washroom issues at this Coffee Time, including having to wait for someone to give you a key to gain access to this washroom, please cut and paste this [form letter] into word and email it to the person whom it is addressed. Or print a copy, fill it out and mail it.

This refusal to allow free access to every member of the public is in violation of the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

McMaster Establishes Canada's First Labour Studies School

February 2, 2010, 3:43 PM EST

Hamilton's McMaster University will be the first Canadian university to run a fully autonomous labour studies school, following an announcement made on campus January 26.

McMaster pioneered the development of university labour studies programs in Canada, establishing the first in 1976.

Since then, labour studies programs focusing on issues of work, trade unions, globalization, equity and labour market restructuring have been formed in universities across the country - usually under the umbrella of the social and political sciences departments.

Expanding the scope of the program into its own school at McMaster, will offer professors and program administrators more flexibility in determining curriculum, programs, and enhanced graduate study opportunities for students.

This move is significant because it comes at a time when Canadian business schools have become common place among post-secondary institutions, said CAW Work Organization and Training Director David Robertson.

"Hopefully this ground-breaking work at McMaster will strengthen Canadian labour studies programs elsewhere in the country in the face of these current academic trends," Robertson said.

McMaster University has maintained a long-standing relationship with the CAW, partnering on a landmark non-degree labour studies certificate that was launched over 10 years ago. Each year over 200 students participate in after-hours labour courses focused on everything from politics to the environment, and labour history to the economy.

On September 14, 2009 the Executive met with Senior Mangement to discuss the new Corporate Collision Review Program. A few of the highlights are :

The new program gives amnesty to those who had preventable collisions that occurred from July 1, 2007 until December 31, 2008.
Those who were issued a preventable letter will still be eligible for the 2008 safe driving award at the next ceremony, provided they file an appeal.
Effective as of January 2009 employees will be allowed 1 preventable collision/incident per calendar year in order to be eligible for the Safe Driving Awards Program.

For the full program please click on the following link:

Collision Review Program

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The final copy of the current Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2010 Collective Agreement should be available for distribution by the Fall Sign-Up.

A current copy of the Bus Driver Policy and Procedure Manual should also be available for distribution by the Fall Sign-Up.

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Here is information to help with questions about human rights or about filing a discrimination application. If you prefer, you can call:

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COFFEE TIME AT FGP

McMaster Establishes Canada's First Labour Studies School

February 2, 2010, 3:43 PM EST

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