Acted as co-counsel at all levels from arbitration to the Supreme Court of Canada on a teacher termination case concerning conduct demonstrating that the teacher could not discharge the duty to inculcate by precept and example the named virtues of Judeo-Christian morality.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Successfully represented a college client in an arbitration wherein the supervision of part-time employees was found to be a sufficient basis for exclusion from the full-time support staff bargaining unit on the basis of managerial function based on the 2008 amendments to the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act.
Successfully represented a college client in an arbitration wherein the supervision of part-time employees was found to be a sufficient basis for exclusion from the full-time support staff bargaining unit on the basis of managerial function based on the 2008 amendments to the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act.
Successfully represented a mining client in a discharge arbitration concerning breach of safety rules and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Successfully represented a mining client in a discharge arbitration concerning breach of safety rules and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Successfully represented a school board in a discharge arbitration concerning theft of time and neglect of duties wherein surreptitious video surveillance evidence was used.
Successfully represented a school board in a discharge arbitration concerning theft of time and neglect of duties wherein surreptitious video surveillance evidence was used.
Successfully argued against the reinstatement of a unionized employee despite a finding that cause did not exist for the termination of his employment on multiple cases.
Successfully argued against the reinstatement of a unionized employee despite a finding that cause did not exist for the termination of his employment.
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) across Ontario in their fire and paramedic negotiations and interest arbitrations including leading awards in both sectors addressing past and current leading issues such as 24-hour shifts (fire), availability/scheduling (paramedics), and benefits and compensation issues (both).
Ongoing representation of municipalities (all sizes) across Ontario in their fire and paramedic negotiations and interest arbitrations including leading awards in both sectors addressing past and current leading issues such as 24-hour shifts (fire), availability/scheduling (paramedics), and benefits and compensation issues (both).
Obtained an injunction on behalf of a municipality imposing limits on strike picketing at facilities hosting the World Junior Hockey Championships.
Obtained an injunction on behalf of a municipality imposing limits on strike picketing at facilities hosting the World Junior Hockey Championships.
Successfully represented a school board in the judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision addressing retirement gratuities.
Successfully represented a school board in the judicial review of an arbitrator’s decision addressing retirement gratuities.
Argued grievance arbitration where the issue was one of collective agreement interpretation involving the union’s scope of work and work jurisdiction.
Argued grievance arbitration where the issue was one of collective agreement interpretation involving the union’s scope of work and work jurisdiction.
Worked with a client in the services sector to prepare a plan for response to union organizing and subsequently advised and counselled it through an unsuccessful union application to certify.
Worked with a client in the services sector to prepare a plan for response to union organizing and subsequently advised and counselled it through an unsuccessful union application to certify.