Comparison of American and Canadian grievance resolution systems. Major differences include less centralized authority in Canada (other than in interprovincial and international business); greater legal restrictions on strikes and lockouts…

The author posits that the present forms of union organization and representation are not adequate to meet l of the organizational and representational challenges that lie ahead. He examines the…

A survey of the evolution of the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Canada in matters of grievance arbitration. From 1975 to 1986 the Court of Canada establisheda policy supportive…

The NAA intervened, and Michel Picher presented oral argument in this case, which dealt with the appointment of persons to hear disputes under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act.

In the Seneca College case, the Divisional Court ruled that the arbitrator has an obligation to consider all remedy, including aggravated and punitive damages, and may be required to deal…

The article addresses recent developments in judicial standards of review of arbitrators’ awards in Canada, and furnishes an update of the NAA involvement in a Canadian Supreme Court decision….

Use of the internet, including email, in the organized Canada workplace, the right of free speech, attacks on the public employer by an employee, and the right of privacy. The…

An examination of uniquely Canadian initiatives to streamline and expedite the grievance arbitration process.

The article notes the differences between arbitration in the United States and Canada, arising from differences of culture and of the respective arbitration systems. The author concludes that arbitration, which…

An examination of free speech workplace issues in the public and private sectors in Canada.