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Does Saskatchewan’s New “Parental Rights” Policy Violate Teacher Collective Agreements?
Written by Professor Sean Tucker, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Regina In 2021, the Regina Public Schools’ (RPS) Gender and Sexual Diversity Advisory Committee began months of research and …
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How Metro Obtained an Injunction to Restrict Strikers from Picketing Warehouses
August 29, 2023 I worked for years at the giant #Metro distribution centre on West Mall in Etobicoke when I was a university student. I was an order selector and …
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Does “Condonation” Cure a Lack of Fresh Consideration?
By David Doorey, York University I’ve stepped away from this blog for a bit to catch up on a backlog of work, but I’m motivated to return from my hiatus …
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TTC Strike Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Written by David Doorey In 2011, the Ontario Liberals enacted the Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act which prohibited strikes and lockouts by and of employees of the TTC. The key provision …
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New Zealand’s New Sectoral Bargaining Law Gets Its First Test
Written by David Doorey A couple of years ago I posted an explainer on how a new law from New Zealand would operate in Canada. The law created a system …