Many organizations in the public sector fall under compulsory interest arbitration [1] by law or the parties have voluntarily entered into this process as a means to mitigate against the risk of damaging work disruptions (i.e. strikes). However, for …
What does training have to do with Industrial and Labour relations? We all know the most important relationship at work is with your immediate supervisor. All leadership training and any task training is designed to improve someone’s performance: …
Bill 66, the proposed Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018, is the second in a series of bills that form part of Ontario’s Open for Business Action Plan. Its intent is to stimulate business investment, create good jobs, and make …
Premier Doug Ford’s decision to scrap Ontario’s basic income pilot project was made before any results could be gleaned from the program, making it impossible to determine whether it was a success. While the concept of a basic income …
In the Ontario Ready-Mix industry, the big three employers (Lafarge, CBM and Dufferin) all coordinate their collective bargaining efforts in the Greater Toronto and Southwestern Ontario regions. They meet regularly before and during bargaining to discuss the status …
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley recently spoke at the Alberta Building Trades conference in Jasper, where she signaled to an eager crowd the arrival of Community Benefit Agreements in Alberta. Given the audience this announcement appears to indicate a …
The North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations between Canada and the U.S. have been one of the more important matters in the current news cycle. These talks were complex negotiations made even more onerous on the Canadian delegation …
In 2012, Hostess, the American food manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. citing difficulties with its largest union (The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union) as the culprit. The reality was that Hostess’ finances …
The construction industry in Canada has suffered from declining productivity for decades. It has reached beyond a crisis point. In some respects, project owners just accept the escalating costs that go along with poor productivity – it is …
A number of factors need to be considered when determining how to construct a large capital project. The Construction Management Team needs to determine: if execution will be done horizontally or vertically; what components should be prefabricated off-site …