Legal Notes

Mar
6

Constitutional challenge against Bill 124 launched by Ontario Unions

Bill 124 became law in Ontario in November 2019; it has sparked anger among workers in the broader public sector. Bill 124 is now known… View Article

Dec
7

Your Medical Information & Independent Medical Exams

If you are returning to work after an illness, injury, or absence, sometimes your employer will make a request for your private medical information to… View Article

Aug
21

Privacy in the Workplace

Privacy in the Workplace Searching Employee Possessions In the outside world, invasions of our privacy are constant. Internet cookies, security cameras and cell phone videos… View Article

Jun
18

“Vaccinate or Mask” Policy struck down

In a recent decision, Arbitrator Kaplan struck down the “Vaccinate or Mask” (“VOM”) policy introduced at hospitals; he found that this policy was both unreasonable… View Article

May
3

Precedent-setting win for Members at Rose of Sharon

The employees at the Rose of Sharon Korean Long Term Care Home joined the Union about six and a half years ago. After the workers’… View Article

Dec
11

Addiction in the Workplace

Ian Stewart was a long-term employee who worked as a loader driver in a mine. His employer, Elk Valley Coal Corp., had a strict substance… View Article