Tag: union members

No ‘Bad Faith’ From Unions Whose Unvaccinated Members Alleged Breach of Fair Representation, Alberta Labour Board Rules

A labour board in Alberta has ruled two unions acted in good faith after some members whom they represent, but who did not take the COVID-19 shots, filed complaints alleging that the unions did not represent them fairly. “Nothing in the material before the Board indicates the Union[s] acted arbitrarily, with serious negligence, or in…


AB Labour Board Says No ‘Bad Faith’ From Unions After Unvaccinated Members Allege Lack of Representation

A labour board in Alberta has ruled two unions acted in good faith after some members whom they represent, but who did not take the COVID-19 shots, filed complaints alleging that the unions did not represent them fairly. “Nothing in the material before the Board indicates the Union[s] acted arbitrarily, with serious negligence, or in…


My Letter to Labour Union on Behalf of My Clients Regarding Mandatory Vaccination Policies

Commentary The following is a letter I wrote to the president of the Canadian Labour Congress on Nov. 24, 2021, as a lawyer on behalf of my clients who are members of the union.   I write to you on behalf of my clients, members of a number of unions under the Canadian Labour Congress umbrella,…


Over 1,000 Kellogg’s US Cereal Plant Workers Go on Strike Over Cut to Benefits and Pay

Over 1,000 Kellogg’s cereal employees went on strike for more than 18 hours at various plants across the United States on Oct. 5, amid failed negotiations over the payment and benefits terms of a new contract for workers. The food manufacturing company has been at loggerheads with union members for more than a year over over a dispute…