CUPE vows to defend labour leader fired by Town of Grand Falls-Windsor
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A longtime labour leader with the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor, CUPE Local 1349 president Tammie Greening has been fired by the municipality for multiple violations of the town's code of conduct, and her union is vowing to fight the termination.
CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador president Sherry Hillier says money will be "no object" when it comes to defending Greening.
"I can tell you that we will take this as far as we can and we will support our local president from 1349," Hillier told CBC News on Friday.
Hillier described Greening's termination as "unjustifiable" and "union-busting 101" by the town, and she defended Greening's service to the town and the union.
"We will do what we need to do to protect our CUPE member and a local president that's done nothing, only good for the Local 1349. She has brought that Local to a new high in the town of Grand Falls-Windsor. Her members support her. We support her provincially and nationally."
The final report of an investigation into allegations against Greening was obtained by CBC News.
The human resources consultant who conducted the investigation, former town employee Mark Gill, concluded Greening violated the town's code of conduct by making disparaging comments about senior staff, including chief administrative officer Darren Finn, and some former and current councillors, and by actively supporting some candidates over others during the recent municipal election.
Gill also concluded Greening "engaged in election efforts during work time" and attempted to "exert influence" through her role as a union leader to "gain some level of control over the new council."
Greening was a volunteer with Coun. Venus Hollett's successful campaign, and was a nominator for another candidate.
Greening also violated the town's social media policy by supporting certain candidates, Gill concluded.
"By supporting certain candidates online, the respondent, as a municipal official, consequently unsupported other candidates, including current councillors. This may have brought the integrity of council, the town or herself into disrepute," he wrote.
Gill investigated 25 separate allegations, and determined that Greening's actions in 17 of those complaints "do not align with the expectations set out in" the code of conduct.
The code of conduct requires that "municipal officials shall respect other municipal officials, council, councillors, and members of the public."
Gill wrote that Greening's conduct "was not in the best interest of the municipality, but was clearly in her personal interests."
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