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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: Resisting Reduced Sick Days
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Sunday, 25 May 2014. Resisting Reduced Sick Days. As part of the 2014 Federal Budget tabled by the late Jim Flaherty,. The government and 17 federal unions are going into what is apt to be a highly-charged bout of collective bargaining. The prevailing interest of the government during these negotiations will purportedly be to replace existing sick leave benefits with a new short-term disability plan. Clement has tried to couch the proposed changes to sick leave in language of ...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: A Lesson in Abusing Power to Curtail Labour Rights
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Monday, 7 January 2013. A Lesson in Abusing Power to Curtail Labour Rights. With the recent enactment of Bill 115, otherwise known as the Putting Students First Act. The Ontario Liberals officially joined the ranks of union detractors. The Act, which came into effect on January 3, 2013 is retroactive to September 1, 2012 and will expire on August 31, 2014 [1]. Education Minister Laurel Broten has stated that the statutory imposition of new contracts was a necessary tool to sto...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: 2014-06-08
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Tuesday, 10 June 2014. Five problems with the PC campaign. With the Provincial election campaign in full swing, we’re all being asked to consider a lot of campaign platforms. But how to see the truths from the falsehoods can be a chore. It’s not often this chore is simplified by leaders of a political campaign. In this respect, if for no other reason, Tim Hudak stands out. His candour in opening up the PC’s Million Jobs Plan. The so-called Million Jobs Plan. It’s not onl...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: Trust cannot be Restored Overnight
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Monday, 4 March 2013. Trust cannot be Restored Overnight. Is the ETFO being unreasonable in failing to follow the lead set by the high school teachers? But she will consider cost-neutral trade-offs such as professional development days that are currently unpaid. Discussion of these trade-offs is presently ongoing [1]. Http:/ www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/elementary-teachers-union-calls-for-boycott-of-extracurriculars-to-continue/article9164428/. Labels: Abuse of Power.
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: Alberta may be forced to respect Collective Bargaining
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Wednesday, 12 February 2014. Alberta may be forced to respect Collective Bargaining. The Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) has received a promising decision from a judge with the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. At issue is the Public Service Salary Restraint Act. Formerly known as Bill 46, the Act was pushed through the legislature last month and did not receive sufficient scrutiny or debate before it was passed. Guy Smith, President of the AUPE, notes that the union re...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: Board bolsters reprisal protections
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Tuesday, 4 March 2014. Board bolsters reprisal protections. Since s. 32 was added as an amendment to the OHSA there has been fiery debate about how s. 32 is to be interpreted. The section requires employers to develop workplace violence and harassment policies. That much is clear. What has been unclear is whether a worker who made a complaint under one of these policies could be protected against reprisals under s. 50 of the OHSA for making a complaint. The Board made a findin...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: 2014-05-25
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Sunday, 25 May 2014. Resisting Reduced Sick Days. As part of the 2014 Federal Budget tabled by the late Jim Flaherty,. The government and 17 federal unions are going into what is apt to be a highly-charged bout of collective bargaining. The prevailing interest of the government during these negotiations will purportedly be to replace existing sick leave benefits with a new short-term disability plan. Clement has tried to couch the proposed changes to sick leave in language of ...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: Leaders on Labour
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Monday, 7 July 2014. With all the right to work falsehoods being pushed by politicians and the negative spin on unions we increasingly see in the media, it might do us all well to remember that many great leaders have expressed support for the labour movement. To that end, this will be the first in a series of notable labour-related statements from great leaders. We begin the series with US Presidents, both past and present. Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a ...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: 2014-07-06
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Monday, 7 July 2014. With all the right to work falsehoods being pushed by politicians and the negative spin on unions we increasingly see in the media, it might do us all well to remember that many great leaders have expressed support for the labour movement. To that end, this will be the first in a series of notable labour-related statements from great leaders. We begin the series with US Presidents, both past and present. Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a ...
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog: Section 32 of the OHSA and the Remedial Jurisdiction of the Board
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Watson Labour Lawyers Blog. Friday, 14 December 2012. Section 32 of the OHSA and the Remedial Jurisdiction of the Board. On June 15, 2010, Bill 168, now known as s. 32 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The amendment to the OHSA. Are Reprisals for Harassment Complaints a Violation of the OHSA? The OLRB has the power to provide reprisal relief under section 50 of the OHSA. The Board may assume jurisdiction where. Even where one or more of these factors exist, however, t. S 32 does not stipu...