2006 Annual Conference
Fairmont Hotel
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
18-21 May, 2006
This year's theme is:
"The Future of Labour Law: A Brave New World or Apocalypse Now?"
2006 Conference Presentations
Communications Committee report | en français
Future of Industrial Confilict
Future of Labour Law and Industrial Relations
International and Comparitive Labour Law
2006 Conference Schedule
Thursday May 18, 2006
3:30 – 5:00
CALL/ACAMS Council Meeting
[Council members only]
(This may require travel on Wednesday for those from the West)
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Reception and Registration
Hotel
Friday May 19, 2006
8:30- 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00- 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Susan Philpott CALL President
Local Organizing Committee
Overview of Conference Agenda
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Plenary
The Future of Labour, Employment and Labour Law
Chair: Simon Archer, Cavalluzzo Hayes
Kerry Rittich c
Kevin Banks c
Angela Cornell c
10:30- 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45- 12:00 p.m.
Plenary
The Future of Labour Law and Industrial Relations as Academic Disciplines
Chair: Jeffrey Sack, Sack Goldblatt Mitchell
Daphne Taras (U of Calgary) c
Anil Verma (UT Centre for Industrial Relations) c
Michael Lynk, UWO c
Pamela Chapman c
Gregor Murray c
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Coordinator: (St John’s Committee)
Nancy Riche c
1:30- 2:30 p.m.
Plenary
The Future of Employee Privacy – Are Privacy Laws Protections or Impediments for Unions and Workers?
Chair: Rick Engel
Stéphane Lacoste, Teamsters c (PIPEDA, Employee privacy issues)
Rick Engel (Criminal Records Check) c
Veena Verma (Anti-Terrorism) c
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45-4:00 p.m.
Plenary
When the Tribunal fails to deliver justice: how to respond?
Chair: Bob Blair
David Blair, Victory Square c
Lorne Sossin c
Friday night social events
Harbour Cruise (optional for those without Gravol)
The Duke
Saturday May 20, 2006
8:30- 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Plenary
The Future of Industrial Conflict: The View So Far
Chair: Pat Nugent, Chivers Carpenter
John Rogers (BC Teachers) c
Kate Hughes (CBC lockout; Hydro One) c
10:15- 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30- 11:45 a.m.
Plenary
The Future of Labour Law around the World: Collaboration and Cooperation
Chair: Claude Melançon, Melançon Marceau
Peter Shklanka (CALL)
Francisco Itturaspe (ALAL) c
Michael Dale (NLG) c
11:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
CALL Business Meeting
Jack Harris – Welcome to St. John’s
Agenda:
- Elections – President, VPs
- Urgent Action Network for Labour Lawyers Association for the Americas
- CALL – role as voice of union side lawyers
- CALL as intervenor
- CALL Conference 2007
- Paris Conference
- Regional mid-year conferences
- Other business and resolutions
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Plenary
10 Minute Labour Lawyer
Coordinators: Anne Gregory + Karin Linnebach
- Spoliation (David Wright – RWBH) c
- Wal-Mart Organizing in Canada - a status report (Drew Plaxton) c
- Mandatory Retirement (Heather Tottin PBL) c
- Bill C55 (Clio Godkewitsch - KM) c
- Use of survey evidence at arbitration (Dave Williams – Chivers) c
- OHP and OHIP – the value of a vowel (Tim Gleason - SGM) c
2:30- 2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45 - 4:00p.m.
Break-out Sessions
- Ethics Session: The Member versus the Union
Chair: Randy Earle c
Garth Smorang c - Litigating Harassment: Creating Strategies
Coordinator: Kate Hughes c
Sophie Cloutier, (Grondin Poudrier) c
Colin Johnston, ONA c
Victoria Rheaume c
6:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
TBA
Coordinator: St John's Committee
Lobster Dinner at GeoCentre
Pam Morgan
*included in registration fee
Sunday May 21, 2006
9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Plenary
Supreme and Appellate Court Update (and Incidental Predictions and Ponderings of the Future of Labour before the Court)
Coordinator: Ethan Poskanzer/Steve Barrett
Speakers/Topics:
Johanne Drolet, Melançon Marceau c (Isidore Garon)
Air Canada
11:45 a.m.
Conference Wrap Up – Local Committee
12:00
Adjournment