Obtained an order imposing limits on picketers during a lengthy strike, pursuant to a labour injunction for a municipal client.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Successfully argued that an employer was not prevented from changing a longstanding scheduling practice.
Successfully argued that an employer was not prevented from changing a longstanding scheduling practice.
Successfully represented a college and a school board in defending job competition grievances.
Successfully represented a college and a school board in defending job competition grievances.
Negotiated Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act resolutions involving multiple public sector employers.Negotiated Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act resolutions involving multiple public sector employers.
Negotiated Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act resolutions involving multiple public sector employers.
Successfully represented a construction employer on an application for certification before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, resulting in a withdrawal of the application by the union.
Successfully represented a construction employer on an application for certification before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, resulting in a withdrawal of the application by the union.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss a long-term employee for sexual harassment in the workplace.
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service for cause based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision on judicial review (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Successfully upheld the decision of a large public sector employer to dismiss an employee with more than 20 years service, for cause, based on negligent performance of duties. Successfully upheld arbitrator’s decision, on judicial review, in superior court (leave to Court of Appeal denied).
Resolved employment standards litigation before the Ontario Labour Relations Board on behalf of a hotel.
Resolved employment standards litigation before the Ontario Labour Relations Board on behalf of a hotel.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application related to interpretation of a collective agreement.
Successfully represented a hospital in a judicial review application related to interpretation of a collective agreement.
Assisted school board clients in successful application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board in respect of an unlawful strike.
Assisted school board clients in successful application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board in respect of an unlawful strike.