The Alberta Labour Relations Board summarily dismissed a Calgary transit worker’s complaint that his union breached its duty of fair representation by withdrawing a grievance seeking additional vacation pay on retirement. The union had reviewed available employer payroll records, sought contrary records from the worker and reasonably assessed the grievance as unlikely to succeed, so its withdrawal was neither arbitrary nor seriously negligent.
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Bridger v Amalgamated Transit Union, Local Union No. 583, 2026 ALRB 111 (CanLII)
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Held. The Alberta Labour Relations Board summarily dismissed a Calgary transit worker’s complaint that his union breached its duty of fair representation by withdrawing a grievance seeking additional vacation pay on retirement.
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