Represented a large Ontario public school board in a 2015 arbitration that resulted in the dismissal of an accommodation claim that sought to create a position for a teacher composed of valuable tasks previously assigned to other teachers.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Successfully represented a major steel company in 2014 in upholding the legality of a collective agreement clause authorizing termination without cause.
Successfully represented a major steel company in 2014 in upholding the legality of a collective agreement clause authorizing termination without cause.
Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.
Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.
Acted for five Ontario public school boards in obtaining Ontario Labour Relations Board illegal strike declarations against EFTO (2013) and OSSTF (2015).
Acted for five Ontario public school boards in obtaining OLRB illegal strike declarations against EFTO (2013) and OSSTF (2015).
Successfully defended employer for its use of video surveillance in the workplace.
Successfully defended employer for its use of video surveillance in the workplace.
Successfully defended employer’s interpretation and application of the collective agreement for benefits entitlement.
Successfully defended employer’s interpretation and application of the collective agreement for benefits entitlement.
Successfully defended numerous discharge cases at arbitration.
Successfully defended numerous discharge cases at arbitration.
Successfully defended numerous employers in certification applications before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Successfully defended numerous employers in certification applications before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Represented individual trustees of a supplemental retirement benefit plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan.
Represented individual trustees of a supplemental retirement benefit plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan.
Successfully had a class action filed by unionized employees following a plant closure struck out, and had this decision upheld on appeal.
Successfully had a class action, filed by unionized employees following a plant closure, struck out, and had this decision upheld on appeal.