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Limits Placed on Videotaping Picket Line Activities

June 30, 2009 at 5:00 am by: Derek Knoechel

In October and November 2006, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 were on strike and picketing at Palace Casino, located at one of Canada’s largest malls — West Edmonton Mall. Striking union members pointed a video camera at the entrance of the casino, recording the image of everyone who crossed the [...]

Posted in Picketing, Privacy, Union-Labor Relations by: Derek Knoechel
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Another Strike Against Wal-Mart in Quebec: Arbitrator Imposes Collective Agreement

June 23, 2009 at 5:00 am by: Dominique Launay

For the last five years, two Wal-Mart big-box stores in Quebec have been the subject of certification applications filed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). The first store to be unionized was located in the town of Jonquière. Wal-Mart decided to close down that operation in 2005 immediately after the union applied [...]

Posted in Arbitration, Canada Supreme Court decisions, Collective Agreements, Union-Labor Relations by: Dominique Launay
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Beware the Unpaid Intern in Canada

June 15, 2009 at 9:00 pm by: Sara Parchello

One of the unfortunate outcomes of the current economic climate is that there are fewer jobs to go around for students. Summer and graduating students who have relied on summer jobs for experience and training are finding few opportunities out there.

Posted in Canadian Economy and the Workplace, Compensation, Benefits, and Pensions, Employment Law, Employment Standards by: Sara Parchello
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