We keep our clients up to date on developments in the law and offer biannual seminars on topics of interest. We can provide a specialized workshop upon request and would be happy to work with your union to develop one. Past workshops topics have included the duty of fair representation, privacy obligations, disability litigation, WCB litigation, and social media in the workplace.
We are an active supporter of progressive public interest organizations and the labour movement, and we are always looking to make new connections.
The United Steelworkers, represented by James Diebert and Lee Klippenstein, successfully argued for the reinstatement of a grievor who was terminated after an incident at a bar mill in a steel manufacturing plant. The grievor was a pulpit operator. During her shift, a cobble occurred which required the mill to be stopped for clean-up and […]
The Union of Calgary Co-op Employees successfully challenged the termination of one of their members in the Union of Calgary Co-op Employees in Calgary Co-operative Association v Union of Calgary Co-op Employees, 2026 CanLII 2712 (AB GAA). In that case, the Employer had terminated the grievor, a 64-year-old woman who had been employed at Co-op […]
The Faculty Association of the University Calgary, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, recently had a significant win while intervening in Governors of the University of Calgary v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2025 ABCA 350, at the Alberta Court of Appeal. Kelly Nychka and Camila Franco of […]