Case Studies

Two recent legal decisions clarify when governments can step into college labour disputes, creating a predictable legal framework for future work stoppages, especially where prolonged strikes threaten academic continuity and student outcomes.

In this article, we’ll focus on part-time, partial load and sessional definitions of professor and instructor.

In a recent arbitration award, an Arbitrator considered whether the College violated the collective agreement because it had not replaced a retiring full-time professor by hiring another full-time professor in the same program.