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One Law for All?

Weber V Ontario Hydro and Canadian Labour Law, Essays in Memory of Bernie Adell

Edited by Elizabeth Shilton and Karen Schucher

Contributions by Kevin Banks, Richard Chaykowski, Renée-Claude Drouin, Brian D. Etherington, Alan Hyde, Brian Langille, Claire Mummé, Jo-Anne Pickel and George Slotsve

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Imprint: Irwin Law

390 Pages, 152.00 × 229.00 mm, 1 Illustration

Paperback
9781552214541
Published: March 2017

£47.00

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These essays arise from a symposium in honour of the late Professor Bernard Adell, hosted by the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace at Queen's University. The symposium marked the twentieth anniversary of Weber v Ontario Hydro, a Supreme Court of Canada decision that radically challenged orthodox understandings of the role of arbitration in Canadian labour law. The authors provide a thought-provoking range of ideas and insights into the labour law problems posed by Weber, invoking themes that reflect Bernie Adell's lifelong interest in the intersection of theoretical and practical labour law, and in the institutions that shape and enforce that law in Canadian workplaces.

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: One Law for All? An Introduction

Elizabeth Shilton & Karen Schucher

Chapter 2: Weber, and Almost Everything After, Twenty Years Later: Its Impact on Individual Charter, Common Law, and Statutory Rights Claims

Brian Etherington

Chapter 3: Weber, the Common Law, and Industrial Self-Government

Elizabeth Shilton

Chapter 4: Burning Down the (Boat) House: How the Common Law Helps Make Sense of Weber

Brian Langille

Chapter 5: More Glue than Cracks? Rethinking Weber Gaps and Access to Justice for Unionized Employees

Karen Schucher

Chapter 6:Statutory Tribunals and the Challenges of Managing Parallel Claims

Jo-Anne Pickel

Chapter 7: Did Weber Affect the Timeliness of Arbitration?

Kevin Banks, Richard Chaykowski, & George Slotsve

Chapter 8: Questions, Questions: Has Weber Had an Impact on Unions' Representational Responsibilities in Workplace Human Rights Disputes?

Claire Mummé

Chapter 9: Some Unique Features of Weber's Application in Quebec: The Treatment of Statutory Labour Rights and Human Rights Claims

Renée-Claude Drouin

Chapter 10: The Crisis in the US Litigation Model of Labour Rights Enforcement

Alan Hyde

About the Contributors

Bibliography

Table of Cases

Index

"The essays are well written, giving the reader an overview of some issues that have arisen since Weber and contributing new theories on how Weber has influenced Canadian labour law and arbitration (such as its impact on statutory tribunals). Additionally, a chapter on US labour arbitration broadens the book's overall scope, allowing the reader a greater understanding of labour arbitration in other jurisdictions (including their benefits and drawbacks). This book sits very well within the ethos of Canadian labour law. This book would be of most use to academics and law students. Practitioners will also find it beneficial, but as theoretical commentary rather than practical resource. It would also be of interest to labour arbitrators and those who negotiate collective agreements given that understanding the issues brought forward by Weber and other related cases would be vital to their work."