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Every seven years I get a year off of teaching and running the university (i.e. service) to focus exclusively on researching and writing. And so it is that as of …
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Here’s What’s In the First UBER Collective Agreement in North America
By David Doorey, Professor of Law, York University The United Food and Commercial Workers (Local 1518) recently concluded the first ever collective agreement (CBA) with Uber in North America, a …
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Could the Massachusetts Sectoral Bargaining Model for Platform Drivers Work in Canada?
By David Doorey, Professor of Law, York University This week, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations certified—get this—a union to represent a bargaining unit compromised of some 70,000 platform-based drivers …
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ICJ: ILO Convention 87 Protects a Right to Strike
By David Doorey, Professor of Law In a long-awaited decision, the International Court of Justice ruled on May 21 that the right to strike is protected by ILO Convention 87. …
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Backgrounder for Canadians on the Big International Court of Justice Right to Strike Decision
By David Doorey, Professor of Law, York University UPDATE: International Court of Justice rules that ILO Convention 87 Protects a Right to Strike. See my summary here. On Thursday, April …