Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Marathon tribunal hearing (almost) over

A marathon public hearing in a dispute between the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and MedRelief cannabis company has resulted in dismissal of almost all the union complaints.

However, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal has set Nov. 6 for an additional pre-hearing session relating to one outstanding issue.

The tribunal noted at the beginning of the hearings in February that it’s unusual for it, rather than the Ontario Labour Relations Board, to be considering the case.

The union’s main complaint is that the company treated employees unfairly, including dismissals and hiring replacement workers.

The lengthy report on the hearings and the tribunal’s decision is posted online on at the CanLit III website.