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Carmela Allevato’s Labour Law Blog is published by Carmela Allevato.

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Arbitrators and reasonable apprehension of bias
April 3rd, 2012

Among the recent summaries of BC arbitrations forwarded to me by Diane Mclean is a very interesting and useful decision by Arbitrator Ron Keras on when an arbitrator should step down for a reasonable apprehension of bias.   The employer applied to the LRB for a review of the... Read more »

BCNU is at it again
February 21st, 2012

On March 14, 2011 I blogged about the LRB decision that dismissed the BC Nurses Union application to "raid" the Hospital Employees' Union of its Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) at the Interior Health Authority.  Undaunted, BCNU is now trying again with yet another application at the L... Read more »

Failure to prove source of marijuana odour overturns a 30 days suspension
February 21st, 2012

Below is Diane Maclean's summary of  Arbitrator Ronald Keras' decision issued January 23, 2012 in British Columbia Maritime Employer’s Association v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Canada, 2012 CanLII 5484 (BC LA) .   The case is a good illustration of  how arbitr... Read more »

Union can't bring an unfair practice complaint against Mexico
February 8th, 2012

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1518 has been organizing Mexican seasonal workers who are brought in to work on farms in British Columbian under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP*).  Certain workers at two farms applied for decertification.&n... Read more »

Essential Services--Saskatchewan Court strikes down legislation
February 7th, 2012

Craig Bavis of Victory Square Law Office in Vancouver, and my co-counsel on a number of BCTF court of appeal cases,  represented the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour in this groundbreaking case and has kindly provided the summary of the decision set out below:A significant decision was handed... Read more »

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