A labour board in Alberta has ruled two unions acted in good faith after some members whom they represent, but who did not take the COVID-19 shots, filed complaints alleging that the unions did not represent them fairly.
“Nothing in the material before the Board indicates the Union[s] acted arbitrarily, with serious negligence, or in bad faith, nor does it indicate the Union[s] discriminated against the Complainant[s],” wrote William Armstrong, vice-chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board, whose rulings were released on Jan. 11.
The complainants were Matthew McCarthy, Jason Guilbault, Greg Spry, and Sheila Smart—all who ultimately lost their employment due to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy introduced by their former employer ATCO Inc, a Calgary-based energy holding company, in the fall of 2021, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter….