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Subtle but effective threat” to close store leads to certification of Wal-Mart outlet
April 1, 1997
The Ontario Labour Relations Board, in United Steelworkers of America v. Wal-Mart Canada (February 10, 1997) has ordered the certification of a union to represent
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The Fewer School Boards Act, 1997: First stage in Ontario’s overhaul of education governance
February 1, 1997
On January 13, 1997, the Ontario government introduced Bill 104, the Fewer School Boards Act, 1997. The Bill, which amends the Education Act and sets
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ESA amendments receive Royal Assent
January 1, 1997
Bill 49, the government’s package of amendments to the Employment Standards Act, received Royal Assent on October 31, 1996. The bill has not yet been
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Proposed amendments to the Canada Labour Code unveiled
January 1, 1997
The statute that provides the collective bargaining framework for some 700,000 workers in the federally regulated private sector is slated for change. On November 4,
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Federal Income Tax Act a barrier to equality for same-sex spousal pension benefits
January 1, 1997
In a decision released on September 27, 1996, a Board of Inquiry under Ontario’s Human Rights Code has held that, although the denial of same-sex
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Paroian report on school board/teacher bargaining released
January 1, 1997
In a report released November 1, 1996, and submitted to Ontario Minister of Education John Snobelen, lawyer Leon Paroian makes some 14 recommendations for overhauling
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