A potentially explosive antiunion decision from the highly politicized and polarized US Supreme Court may be coming down the pipes. The Court agreed to hear an appeal in a case called Janus…
There was an interesting development over the weekend in the NAFTA re-negotiations. Canada’s negotiating team put a demand on the table that the US effectively end so-called “right to work”…
After much fanfare and public consultation, the Changing Workplaces Review was released in May 2017. Some 150 pages of that report was devoted to the Labour Relations Act and the mission…
Last week, Justice Paul Perell, my former Property Law prof, dismissed a $2 billion class action lawsuit filed against Loblaws and Joe Fresh by victims of the infamous Rana Plaza…
I spent this week at the premier labour law conference in the world organized by the Labour Law Research Network (LLRN), and this year the conference was held in my…
There’s a well-known adage in labour law circles that politically driven, ideological legal reforms that sway too far from the established centre, too far in favour or against collective bargaining,…
May 26 2017 The long-awaited final report of the Ontario Changing Workplaces Review (CWR) was released this week. The Report was written by two experienced labour lawyers representing both sides of…
May 23 2017 After a very long wait, the Ontario government today released the final report of its Changing Workplaces Review that examined both the Employment Standards Act and the…
We know that climate change will affect labour markets, but we have little to no policy plans to deal with those changes. Part of the challenge is that experts on…
April 5 2017 Another step was taken in the long-standing conflict at the Toronto Transit Commission over the employer’s right to randomly test employees for alcohol and drugs. This week,…
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