This opinion piece is written by Buzz Hargrove, Director of the Canadian Auto Workers. His beef is with the quick and non-contested nature of the back-to-work legislation rushed through the legislature ending the TTC strike. Pay attention to his arguments in the piece: what are they? Some readers are likely to point out that Buzz recently angered the labour movement by agreeing to a “no strike” pledge in a “neutrality agreement” with Magna. How does Buzz explain the difference between this sort of agreement between a union and an employer and back-to-work legislation ending a public sector strike?
David Doorey
Professor Doorey is an Associate Professor of Work Law and Industrial Relations at York University. He is Academic Director of Osgoode Hall Law School’s executive LLM Program in Labour and Employment Law and a Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program. Professor Doorey is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Ph.D), London School of Economics (LLM Labour Law), and the University of Toronto (B.A., M.I.R.).
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