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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
The Growing Impact of the Supreme Court's Landmark Decision in B.C. Health Services: Analyzing cases that address workers' newly expanded right to collective bargaining
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback: Monday, June 23, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
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| MODERATORS: |
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Pamela Chapman
Arbitrator/Mediator |
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| SPEAKERS: |
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Tom Hodges
A Former Lead Negotiator
Health Employers' Association of British Columbia
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Sibel Ataogul
Union Counsel
Melançon, Marceau, Gernier & Sciortino |
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ISSUES:
In June 2007 the Supreme Court reversed 20 years of its own jurisprudence by ruling, in Health Services and Support v. British Columbia, that the guarantee of freedom of association in section 2(d) of the Charter protects the right of Canadian workers to bargain collectively. At the same time, governments across Canada continue to legislate limits on collective bargaining activity, and even in B.C. the implications of the Health Services decision are not yet clear. In this session, leading counsel will discuss developments in B.C. and the cases that have been launched across Canada in its wake.
- What settlements have been reached in the health care sector in B.C., following the Supreme Court's decision striking down parts of the Health and Social Services Delivery Improvement Act (Bill 29)?
- What is the significance of the Quebec Superior Court's decision in Confédération des syndicats nationaux v. Québec, which applied B.C. Health Services to limit the government's ability to restructure the health care and social services sector in Quebec through amalgamation of bargaining units and designation of local and central bargaining issues?
- Does B.C. Health Services have implications for proposals by several governments to limit the right to strike, including draft legislation imposing mandatory interest arbitration on health care and community services workers in Nova Scotia, and proposed amendments to labour relations legislation in Saskatchewan?
- On what basis has the B.C. Health Services case been invoked to contest limits on the right to strike for some construction workers in Alberta?
- What other challenges are likely to arise across Canada in the near future and how are they likely to fare?
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| Q
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Gather
your colleagues around a speakerphone in your own office or boardroom. Have the
opportunity to ask questions in the Question & Answer portions of the sessions.
An additional 15 minutes will be added at the end of the session for those who
wish to continue with Q & A. |
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| MATERIALS: |
Valuable,
up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from
our website. |
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| REGISTRATION
FEE: |
$195,
plus GST (Registrations must be paid in advance of the audio conference).
Registration costs are per listening site/telephone, so you can have any number
of people listening at your location for one low price. Click here for registration information. |
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| CDs: |
Audio conference CDs, including a PDF copy of the materials from the conference, are available for $175 + GST per conference ($75 + GST for registrants). Click here to order. |
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| REGISTRATION
INFORMATION: |
When you register,
you'll be given a toll-free number to dial at the time of the
session and an access code to join the call. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
