back-to-work legislation

Back-to-work postal legislation found in violation of Charter rights

October 28, 2016 Devry Smith Frank LLP Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Union Relations

Justice Firestone of the Ontario Superior Court recently decided that back–to–work legislation introduced in 2011 aimed at striking postal workers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers was an unjustified violation of the Union’s rights to freedom of association and expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As a result, the judge retroactively declared the legislation of no force or effect.

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Update: BC teachers accept deal with the province

September 22, 2014 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Well it seems there will not be any need for back-to-work legislation to end the longest province-wide strike in the history of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation.

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More news on Air Canada: pilots challenge the back-to-work legislation

March 23, 2012 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights, Union Relations

The Air Canada pre-emptive back-to-work legislation saga continues. Now the pilots have challenged the pre-emptive back-to-work legislation in court arguing that it prevents strikes or lockouts, forces the pilots to keep flying, and coerces the pilots to accept a contract imposed by arbitration in a process that is completely skewed given it was designed to favour the airline’s position…

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