MONTREAL, June 19, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Resource giant Glencore violated labour laws when it dismissed unionized security officers at its Raglan Mine in March 2021, the Quebec government’s Administrative Labour Tribunal (Tribunal administratif du Travail) has ruled.
The tribunal’s ruling, released June 15, stems from a complaint filed by the United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos, the union representing the security officers. The union argued before the tribunal that Glencore violated labour laws when it dismissed the workers after they rejected the company’s contract offer during negotiations for a collective agreement.
The ruling concludes that Glencore "obstructed the activities of the union and its members" and "failed in its obligation to bargain diligently and in good faith."
While the ruling by administrative judge Johanne Despatis does not include an order that Glencore reinstate the dismissed employees, it opens the door to remedies for all those who were affected by the company’s unfair labour practices.
The ruling includes several harsh and scathing criticisms of Glencore’s behaviour. It portrays an employer with constant anti-union preoccupations, "thinly veiled hostility," "driven by anti-union motives designed to crush the union’s goals" and by a desire to send "a clear message from the company to the other units (of unionized workers) that will soon be in negotiations."
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