In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Ontario public school boards are subject to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, particularly Section 8, which protects …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules against Lakehead University’s motion to stay grievance in sexual misconduct case
Arbitrator Larry Steinberg has denied Lakehead University’s request to stay the grievance proceedings of a tenured professor accused of sexual misconduct, allowing the case to continue as planned. The case …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OLRB rules against solicitor-client privilege claim in long-term care dispute
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruled that a portion of a document central to a labour relations case involving the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Trillium Health Partners, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
RCMP can’t be held liable in grievance filed by newly formed police union in Surrey, B.C.: Arbitrator
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cannot be held liable in a grievance brought forward by the Surrey Police Union (SPU), an arbitrator has ruled. The grievance, filed by the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator dismisses four COVID-19 safety grievances at Ontario Correctional Institute
An arbitrator has rejected a series of grievances related to safety measures in place at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton, Ont., during the early stages of the COVID-19 …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator blocks admission of past discipline records in firing of Ontario prison guard for excessive force
An arbitrator has upheld an objection by Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General in a case involving the termination of a a corrections officer for using excessive force against an …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to properly represent hospital worker in North Bay, Ont., fired for sexual harassment: OLRB
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) failed to adequately represent a former porter at a hospital in North Bay, Ont., after he was fired following allegations of sexual harassment, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator sides with Air Canada in dispute over drug-testing a flight attendant’s hair sample
An arbitrator has sided with Air Canada in a dispute with a union over conducting a drug test using a hair sample from a flight attendant whose colleagues expressed concern …
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Canada Post’s vaccine mandate for ‘exclusively’ remote workers unreasonable: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that a Canada Post policy, which required employees who worked “exclusively” remotely to be fully vaccinated to limit the spread of COVID-19, was unreasonable. The Union …
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Ottawa, border guards advised to narrow down priorities, return to table and seek four-year deal: PIC
The Public Interest Commission (PIC) established under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act has issued its report concerning the protracted collective bargaining negotiations between the Treasury Board and the …