In this blog, we provide some practical tips and tricks on effectively managing the unionized workforce and relationships.
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What’s Remote Work Got to Do With It? A New Era of Collective Bargaining
Public Service Alliance of Canada seeks to enshrine the right to work remotely in new collective agreements for thousands of Federal workers.
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The Education Worker Strike: A Primer on Constitutionally-Protected Labour Laws
An Unprecedented Legislative Move
This week, Bill 28 was repealed and the collective bargaining model in Ontario stands. Why was it such a big legal deal?
The recent strike by education workers in Ontario made headlines for reasons beyond the usual disruption to parents’ and kids’ everyday lives. On October 30, 2022, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario gave notice to the province that the education workers it represents would strike in 5 days.
On November 3, the province responded by introducing Bill 28, which enacted the Keeping Students in Class Act, 2022, unilaterally imposing a new collective agreement, outlawing the impending strike, and invoking the “notwithstanding clause” in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to do so. This type of legislation is unprecedented.
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