Labour Relations 2025
Course Date: October 22, 2025
Total: 6h 23min
Total Ethics: 2h 1min
Labour Relations 2025
Course Date: October 22, 2025
Total: 6h 23min
Total Ethics: 2h 1min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
Rob Seto — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Sandra I. Banister, KC — Banister & Company, Vancouver
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Labour Relations Board Update (9:10 – 10:05)
- operational update (Board processes, budget, etc.)
- policy updates and trends
Andres Esteban Barker — Associate Chair, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Jennifer Glougie — Chair, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Trish Martini — Deputy Registrar, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Jennifer Glougie — Chair, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Trish Martini — Deputy Registrar, BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver
Part 5 Matters Under the Labour Relations Code (10:05 – 11:00)
- jurisdictional issues
- changes to the definition of "strike" and "person" as it relates to picketing and federal work stoppages
- secondary picketing
- scope of replacement worker provisions
Stephanie T. Mayor — Black Burke Mayor LLP, Vancouver
Keith J. Murray — Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP, Vancouver
Keith J. Murray — Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (11:00 – 11:15)
Resolving Collective Agreement Disputes Outside of the Traditional Adjudicative Model (11:15 – 12:15)
- case management
- mediation
- med/arb
Robert A. Pekeles — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver
Gabriel M.A. Somjen, KC — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver
Gabriel M.A. Somjen, KC — Arbitrator and Mediator, Vancouver
LUNCH (12:15 – 2:00) (provided to in-person registrants)
Featured Speakers: Industry Spotlight: Healthcare (at 12:45 – 1:45)
Delayne M. Sartison, KC — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
David W. Tarasoff — Hospital Employees' Union, Burnaby
David W. Tarasoff — Hospital Employees' Union, Burnaby
BREAK (1:45 – 2:00)
Major Developments in Labour Law Over the Past 50 Years (2:00 – 3:00)
- changes in the law
- trends when it comes to procedural matters
- the evolving practice of labour law
Donald J. Jordan, KC — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
John D. Rogers, KC — Victory Square Law Office LLP, Vancouver
John D. Rogers, KC — 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
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
Clayton Jones — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
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