• assess the need to further strengthen the role of mediation and/or, more formally, follow a two-stage mediation-arbitration …Interest arbitration, or third-party arbitration, is an essential element of the Canadian industrial relations system … labour relations policy, interest arbitration has become the primary alternative to costly work stoppages. By and large, most …

arbitration of any claims against the employer, removing their ability to bring class and collective actions. These unilaterally … imposed arbitration agreements deprive employees of any voice in this important term of employment. If arbitration is to serve … use arbitration to negotiate the terms of the agreement with a representative of their affected employees. Such a …