July 4, 2017 – Terminated for stolen nuts and lotion? Maybe not

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IAMAW District Lodge 140 v Air Canada, 2017 BCSC 1060

Judicial Review – Termination Grievance

17-year cabin employee terminated for theft of nuts and lotion discarded by deplaned passengers – Arbitrator upheld termination for theft and bribery – Court found penalty outweighed offence by long term employee with clean record – Penalty overturned, to be re-submitted to arbitration for determination

 

DECISIONS

• Injunction – Trademark Infringement – United Airlines, Inc. v. Cooperstock, 2017 FC 617
  Website found to infringe upon United trademarks and copyrights – Injunction restraining the use of Plaintiff marks on Defendant website issued 
• Appeal – Civil Claim – Gill v. WorkSafeBC, 2017 BCCA 239
  Helicopter technician denied further benefits when injury discovered to be pre-existing condition – Civil claim filed against WorkSafeBC found to not disclose reasonable claim and struck – Appeal of decision to strike claim found to be meritless and dismissed – Forum to pursue denial of benefits is Judicial Review not Civil Claim

 

CIRB DECISIONS

• Certification Application – Objection – G4S Secure Solutions (Canada) Ltd., 2017 CIRB 850
  Certification application for Service Delivery Managers (SDMs) and Operations Centre Managers (OCMs) of security screeners at YVR – Employer objection to management members certification – SDMs and OCMs found to be employees, not managers – Ballots ordered to be counted to determine desire to unionize

 

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY DECISIONS

• Application – Air Canada also c.o.b. as Air Canada rouge and as Air Canada Cargo – Determination No. A-2017-84
  Pursuant to subsection 78(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended
• Application – Longtail Aviation International Limited – Order No. 2017-A-106
  Exemptions from paragraph 33.1(b), subparagraph 73(2)(c)(i) and section 33.2 of the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended
• Suspension – Lake Placid Airways, Inc. c.o.b. as Adirondack Flying Service – Order No. 2017-A-107
  Licence No. 967580

 

TC/TSB NEWS

• Transport Canada approves drone test range in Alma, QC
• The Canadian Transportation Agency releases its 2016-2017 Annual Report and At the Heart of Transportation: A Moving History
• Canadian Airworthiness Directives
• Foreign Airworthiness Directives
• MMEL
• TC MMEL Supplement

 

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION NEWS

• AFA: Flight attendant union champions clean air for passengers and crew, applauds lawmaker action
• APA: Allied Pilots Association urges inclusion of Cabin Air Safety Act in FAA Bill
• COPA: GA Safety Campaign launched
• ICAO: Air cargo growth requires renewed commitment to Lomé Declaration – ICAO Council President

 

UNION NEWS

• CUPE: Aviation safety: One step closer to a safe ratio of 1 flight attendant for every 40 passengers
• IAMAW: CAE-Machinists ink new contract
• IAMAW: IAM campaign to organize WestJet takes off
• UNIFOR: First agreement gives Perimeter Flight Attendants, District 298, a solid foundation

 

AVIATION MEDIA

• A Canadian-made plane caused all those hot-weather flight delays in Phoenix: airline
• Air Canada named one of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North America
• As Trump travel ban takes effect, lawyers mobilize at Canadian airports
• CAE, GE Canada and Rockwell Collins in Canada join Team Cormorant
• Cargojet successfully recertifies ISO 9001 quality accreditation
• Enhanced airport security could end U.S. laptop ban
• Frequent flyer program by Air Canada
• MTU Maintenance Canada and Volaris sign exclusive engine accessories contract
• Mystery behind the Midgic Airport: local legend or hidden history?
• New airline Air Borealis to serve Canada’s far east
• Northern airlines feeling the strain as Canada faces shortage of 6,000 pilots
• ‘Only girl in the class’: Women in aviation conference inspires, reflects on progress
• Ornge air ambulance to land at region’s airport for now
• Porter Airlines grows Atlantic market with new service to Fredericton
• Rockwell Collins earns cargo freighter STC
• United wins against passenger rights advocate
• US holds off expanding airline laptop ban as new rules laid out