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Canadian Labour Reporter
sat down with Buzz Har-
grove, former president of
the Canadian Auto Work-
ers union and visiting pro-
fessor at Ryerson Univer-
sity's Ted Rogers School of
Management in Toronto,
to hear about his take on
how the union-manage-
ment relationship comes
into play at the bargaining
table.
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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015
January 5, 2015
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Flight attendants at WestJet inked a one-of-a-kind collective
agreement in order to stave off unionization efforts at the air-
line. Negotiated between the Calgary-based airline and the
non-certified flight attendants' association, the five-year deal
is the most comprehensive to date and includes provisions per-
taining to wages, working conditions and dispute resolution.
The deal was a blow to the Canadian Union of Public
Employees, which for months has attempted to
have WestJet staff sign membership cards
and certify — but thus far has only taxied
down the runway.
Photo:
Todd
Korol
(Reuters)
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May be reQUired
Seventeen months after it began, a labour dispute
at furniture giant Ikea in Richmond, B.C., came to
an end when arbitrator Vince Ready (who also put
an end to the province's teachers' strike) managed
to negotiate a fair deal between the company and
Teamsters Union. As part of the 10-year collec-
tive agreement, employees will receive automatic
annual wage increases and improvements to ben-
efits. Workers who crossed the picket line during
the strike will also be allowed to keep their jobs.
sChool's oUt
Summer was extended for students in British Columbia this year as teachers and
the province hit an impasse at the bargaining table. That led to a bitter and ardu-
ous strike, which came to an end in late September when the government and
41,000 teachers (by way of a mediator) signed the longest collective agreement
in the province's history — six years.
Photo:
Ben
Nelms
(Reuters)
Photo:
Thomas
Peter
(Reuters)
HEENAN BLAIKIE SHUTTERS
When the now-defunct law firm Heenan
Blaikie collapsed in February, it sent shock
waves throughout international labour,
employment and legal circles. Now, eight
months after the firm shuttered its doors, ex-
staffers are seeking hundreds of thousands in
severance pay and punitive damages.
Photo:
Chris
Helgren
(Reuters)
