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Article: MSB (Medical Services Branch), Treasury Board accused of discrimination.
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- February 1, 1999
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By Paul Staff Writer
Windspeaker Staff Writer
ONEIDA OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION, Ont.
An Ontario First Nations political organization has asked the Canadian Human Rights Commission to rule that a landmark pay equity decision that affected federal government employees should have been extended to band employees.
The discrimination complaint was filed by the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians on Nov. 27 on behalf of several Ontario band-employed nurses. Th association was given special permission by the commission to act as an agent for the nurses.
The complaint alleges the nurses "have reasonable grounds for believing ...