Successfully defended a school board against a grievance brought by a teacher who had been discharged for physical mistreatment of a student.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Successfully defended a school board regarding the assignment of classroom sections to teachers.
Successfully defended a school board regarding the assignment of classroom sections to teachers.
Successfully assisted a manufacturing sector client in winning a representation vote through the use of union avoidance training.
Successfully assisted a manufacturing sector client in winning a representation vote through the use of union avoidance training.
Chief spokesperson for the Ontario government on two federal – provincial staff transfer agreement negotiations.
Chief spokesperson for the Ontario government on two federal – provincial staff transfer agreement negotiations.
Successfully defended a mining company in having the discharge of a long-service employee upheld for dishonesty, misconduct and sleeping on the job in a safety-sensitive workplace.
Successfully defended a mining company in having the discharge of a long service employee upheld for dishonesty, misconduct and sleeping on the job in a safety-sensitive workplace.
Successfully defended an in-home healthcare provider in a significant discharge case for sick leave abuse and achieved a successful result in having the long-time inclusion of a supervisory group of employees overturned and the group removed from the bargaining unit.
Successfully defended an in-home healthcare provider in a significant discharge case for sick leave abuse and achieved a successful result in having the long-time inclusion of a supervisory group of employees overturned and the group removed from the bargaining unit.
Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Successfully defended an international trucking manufacturer in a proposed class action resulting from an Ontario plant closure.
Successfully defended an Ontario manufacturer against several significant grievances advanced by a local union on the basis that the grievances were untimely.
Successfully defended an Ontario manufacturer against several significant grievances advanced by a local union on the basis that the grievances were untimely.
Successful in a decision before Ontario’s Divisional Court regarding an employee’s termination of a trade union’s bargaining rights.
Successful in a decision before Ontario’s Divisional Court regarding an employee’s termination of a trade union’s bargaining rights.
Successful in arguing that the benefits available under province-wide collective agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in arguing that STD benefits available under province-wide Collective Agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.