Jan 26 "Smoking Gun"
📄 FOI_Release_2026-143_p183 | p.183
📄 FOI_Release_2026-143_p183 | p.183
#Retaliation
#ProhibitedAction
#Section47
#Fabrication
📝 Extracted Text (OCR)
From: WAINWRIGHT RON To: PUDER AUSTEN; GILL NAVI Cc: PAYNE KEVIN; HASSABOU MO. Subject: Re: CONFIDENTIAL: HOL12 Date: January 26, 2026 9:02:00 AM Attachments: Mark Holand Safety Concern.pdf COMMS class day 9 schedule.pdf Attached is Mrk's safety concern and the plan of the day he missed today through absence. Ron From: PUDER AUSTEN <AUSTEN_PUDER@BCRTC.BC.CA> Sent: January 26, 2026 08:30 To: GILL NAVI <NAVDEEP_GILL@BCRTC.BC.CA> Cc: PAYNE KEVIN <KEVIN_PAYNE@BCRTC.BC.CA>; WAINWRIGHT RON <RON_WAINWRIGHT@bcrtc.bc.ca>; HASSABOU MO <MOHAMED_HASSABOU @bertc.bc.ca> Subject: CONFIDENTIAL: HOL12 Hi Navi, I’d like to discuss the possibility of removing an Operator in training from the program and sending him back to his originating department for making a vexatious Work Refusal. Two weeks into the course, Mark Holland raised concerns about noise levels in the training department, specifically the sound from server fans located behind him. For context, the instructor for this course is our JHSC safety representative, and Mark’s classmate is the Executive Steward for CUPE 7000. Mark filed a safety complaint regarding the noise. Ron conducted a decibel reading in the presence of the Safety Department, and the results confirmed that the noise levels are well within WorkSafe compliance. The department attempted to explore alternatives with Mark, such as rotating his seating position to reduce the impact, but after being informed of the decibel test results, he responded with a hostile attitude toward the JHSC safety rep through text messages. Today, he has booked off, claiming a WorkSafe-related issue due to the noise. Thanks, Austen 000203