Stir the Sleeping Giant: Remedial Certification Rears its Head in 2010! – Jeff Murray & Kelly McDermott

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

In a decision that will all but certainly find its way to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Ontario…

Jeff Murray discusses the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning the closure of a Wal-Mart store after it unionized.

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves to remind employers that the presumption of provincial jurisdiction over labour relations…

In OPSEU v. Ontario et. al., Ontario’s Divisional Court recently upheld an arbitrator’s ruling to dismiss 22 (grouped) grievances over fault-based…

Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz discuss Bill 146 and the potential impact on employers.

In an urgent motion heard on June 16, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Canada Post Workers’ union, the…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent landmark contract decision from the Supreme Court of Canada

In a decision that will come as little surprise to many labour practitioners, on both sides on the union-management spectrum,…

Confidentiality clauses are routinely inserted into settlement agreements when employers resolve legal disputes with workers.  We are often asked by…

In an earlier blog, we discussed a decision by Ontario’s Divisional Court in Greater Essex County District School Board v. United Association…

By: Jeremy Schwartz Employers often remark, with varying degrees of intention, that they would rather close up shop than manage…

Grievance arbitration is intended to be an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve workplace disputes without resort to costly litigation…

Perhaps now more than ever before, the lawyers at Stringer LLP have been deeply engaged, supporting clients who face significant,…

Even as the world grapples with variants and what appears to be the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers…