Hello,
I was terminated without cause last week after 8.5 years, with an excellent work record and plenty of proof of my successes (detailed thank you emails and thank you cards from top executives, etc.).
My workplace (an Ontario community college) was a combination of FT unionized and PT non-unionized. Although I was continuously employed the whole time, it was through a series of contracts. I was never FT unionized, but for some contracts (and most recently) I was "Appendix D", an employee with FT hours, who is supposed to be a placeholder for an absent actual FT unionized employee, such as maternity leave, sick leave, etc. In this case, I was filling in for a position that had been moved up to an acting manager role. Being Appendix D meant that I paid union dues in place of the absent member, but got no real benefit from the union. I spoke to the college's union local president and the steward, and was told that the intent of the Appendix D is to be temporary, that it was "precarious work", and that the union can't help me. They feel sorry for me, but that's about it.
I have made a few phone calls to lawyers but have been told they can't help because it's a union issue, but the union won't help either. Can anyone help? I would like to fight for what I deserve, not just the bare minimum. I feel like I'm in limbo!
Thank you in advance.