Labour Law
We work with clients across the public and private sector to advance the rights of working people and their unions. Our lawyers have extensive experience in every aspect of labour law including:
grievance arbitration,
Labour Relations Board applications,
contract negotiation,
human rights complaints.
We run cases collaboratively with clients, including by co-counseling with union reps, to build capacity within the union to navigate these processes independently. We also offer monthly retainers to act as external general counsel for union clients with more substantive legal needs.
Our goal is always to strengthen the union through through application of the law and legal proceedings.
Notable recent decisions:
Gate Gourmet Canada Inc v UNITE HERE Local 40, 2024 BCSC 1528
Van-Air Holdings Ltd., 2024 BCLRB 146
Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel and Marina, 2024 BCLRB 73
BCPSEA/School District 34 v BCTF/ Abbotsford Teachers’ Union, 2023 CanLII 2830
Pan Pacific Vancouver v Unite Here, Local 40, 2023 BCSC 594
Sodexo Canada Ltd. v Unite Here, Local 40, 2023 BCLRB 63
British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. v CUPE, Local 7000, 2022 CanLII 67647
Sodexo Canada Ltd. v Unite Here, Local 40, 2023 BCLRB 63
Van-Air Holdings Ltd. dba Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel And Marina, 2023 BCLRB 130
Regional District of Nanaimo v Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 401, 2022 CanLII 120455
A School District v Canadian Union of Public Employees, 2019 CanLII 114722
Corporation of Delta v Canadian Union of Public Employees, 2015 CanLII 79285