In a recently released arbitration award, Arbitrator Misra held
that a mandatory vaccination policy, which included the right of
the Employer to terminate employees who refused to comply, was
unreasonable in the context of specific provisions in the
collective agreement between Chartwell Housing Reit (the
"Employer") and Healthcare, Office and Professional
Employees Union, Local 2220 (the "Union").
The relevant provisions in the collective agreement between the
Employer and the Union were considered by Arbitrator Misra.
The first collective agreement provision required that before
the Employer could make any significant changes in workplace rules
or policies that impacted bargaining unit employees, the Employer
was required to discuss the changes with the Union and provide
copies of any such changes and policies.
