Labour Relations 2024

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Session 1

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Courses - Rebroadcast

Start Date & Time

2025-03-03

End Date & Time

2025-03-03

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Get both union and management perspectives on current topics!

—Rebroadcasts—
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Monday, March 3, 2025

(Original course date: October 23, 2024)

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Who should attend: Union and management side lawyers, arbitrators and other adjudicators, union representatives, labour relations and human resources practitioners, and all others interested in labour relations topics

Learning level: Fundamental/Intermediate

Whether you are on the management or union side, understanding the perspective of the other is key to giving good advice and making good decisions. Benefit by learning from faculty from both sides of the bargaining table as they discuss key developments and issues in labour law.

This year's conference will feature arbitrator and mediator Vince Ready, who will talk about the art of resolving high-stakes disputes, and also a lunch panel of industry experts who will discuss the waterfront industry. Join us to:

find out more about the 2024 Labour Relations Code Review directly from review panel members
learn the art of resolving high-stakes disputes from arbitrator and mediator Vince Ready
hear about recent developments at the BC Labour Relations Board from the Chair and other board members
get up to date on privacy issues in unionized workplaces
get your annual labour update on Labour Relations Board, judicial review, and Charter cases of note

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6.5 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 2 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs
Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

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Registration includes an electronic copy of the reference materials.

CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Genevieve Chang (she/her)
gchang@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

Course Chairs
Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chairs
Sandra Banister has practiced labour law and civil litigation (primarily personal injury and wrongful dismissal) since 1982 when she was called to the BC bar. She represents her trade union clients before provincial and federal tribunals, arbitrators and in courts across the country.

In 2018 and 2024, she was appointed by the Minister of Labour to a three person expert panel to review the Labour Code and make recommendations for changes. The report from the 2018 review formed the basis of the new Labour Code, which was unanimously adopted by the Legislature in May 2019. She acted as Special Counsel to the BC Transit Board on issues of successorship and contracting out, and represented the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture as Special Advisor on the Status of the Artist.

Sandra has been a frequent speaker at a variety of conferences and seminars for the Trial Lawyers Association, CLEBC, the Labour Law Section of the CBA (BC), Lancaster House, Insight, the Centre for Labour Management, and the BC Federation of Labour. She has taught numerous labour related courses for trade unions and has organized and instructed the provincial labour law course for the annual Canadian Labour Congress Harrison Winter School since 1985.

Sandra is named in Best Lawyers, and in 2010, her ability and achievements in the legal profession were recognized when she was designated King's Counsel.

Clayton Jones is a partner at Fasken where he manages the LEHR Group in addition to a busy labour, employment and human rights practice.

Clayton provides strategic and practical advice to employers related to workplace matters in both union and non-union contexts. Clients also frequently rely on Clayton to assist with significant workplace changes including workforce reductions, closures, bankruptcies/insolvencies, and corporate transactions.

Clayton is the former chair of the CBABC Labour Law Subsection and has co-chaired the Labour Relations conference since 2017.

Featured Speakers
Craig D. Bavis — Victory Square Law Office LLP, Vancouver
Thomas A. Roper, KC — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver

Faculty
Keri L. Bennett — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Stephanie A. Drake — Vice-Chair and Registrar, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Jennifer Glougie — Chair, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Michael Hamata — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Emily Luther — BC General Employees' Union, Burnaby
Vincent Ready — Vincent L. Ready Labour Arbitration & Mediation Services Ltd., Vancouver
Lindsie Thomson — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
Allison Tremblay — Victory Square Law Office LLP, Vancouver

Course Materials Contributor
Trish Martini — Deputy Registrar, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

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Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Rob Seto — Director of Programs, CLEBC, Vancouver
Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

The Art of Resolving High-stake Disputes (9:10 – 10:05)

Vincent Ready — Vincent L. Ready Labour Arbitration & Mediation Services Ltd., Vancouver

Labour Relations Code Review 2024 (10:05 – 11:00)

the Review Panel's process to date
issues raised by stakeholders and potential changes to the Labour Relations Code

Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver

Lindsie Thomson — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (11:00 – 11:15)

Labour Relations Board Update (11:15 – 12:15)

operational update (Board processes, budget, etc.)
key cases and trends

Stephanie A. Drake — Vice-Chair and Registrar, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Jennifer Glougie — Chair, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

LUNCH (provided to in-person registrants) (12:15 – 2:00)

Featured Speakers (at 1:00)

Industry Spotlight: Work on the Waterfront

Craig D. Bavis — Victory Square Law Office LLP, Vancouver
Thomas A. Roper, KC — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver

Privacy Issues in the Unionized Workplace (2:00 – 3:00)

Charter protections against unreasonable search and seizure: new guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada
privacy in internal union affairs
latest privacy developments in labour arbitration cases
personal privacy versus the open court principle: emerging considerations

Keri L. Bennett — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Allison Tremblay — Victory Square Law Office LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:00 – 3:15)

Labour Law Update (3:15 – 4:30)

Labour Relations Board decisions
arbitration awards
judicial review decisions

Michael Hamata — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Emily Luther — BC General Employees' Union, Burnaby

Closing Remarks (4:30 – 4:35)

Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

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