LTC Collective Bargaining Environment – Updates and Trends

July 22, 2024
10:00 am – 12:00 noon EST (Webinar)
 
Members:  $150
Non-Members:  $225



Collective bargaining in the not-for-profit and municipal long-term care sector is highly fragmented and largely not centralized. Gaining insights on the current landscape in the healthcare and broader public sector will help prepare long-term care homes for going into your own collective bargaining. 
Join this timely webinar to hear from Amanda Cohen and Jamie Burns, two labour and employment lawyers from Hicks Morley, on the latest collective bargaining trends. 
In this webinar, you will gain insights into the:

  • Recent awards and trends of wage increases
  • Expectations and trends in bargaining and approaches unions are taking within the sector
  • Trends towards going into interest arbitration
  • General principles of excluding positions from bargaining units
  • Current state and on-going impacts of Bill 124
 

 

Presenters:

Amanda Cohen, Associate, Hicks Morley

Jamie Burns, Associate, Hicks Morley

 

 

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Amanda received her Juris Doctor from Queen’s University. While studying at Queen’s, she competed in a number of provincial moots including the National Labour Arbitration Competition. She also worked at the Queen’s Legal Aid Clinic, assisting clients in managing employment and other contract disputes. Before attending law school, Amanda received a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours with Distinction) from the University of Guelph. Amanda summered and articled with the firm before returning as an associate in 2018.


Jamie received her Juris Doctor from Queen’s University. While studying at Queen’s, Jamie was the managing editor of production of the Queen’s Law Journal. She was actively involved in student government and worked as a student caseworker for the Queen’s Family Law Clinic where she assisted self-represented litigants prepare their documentation and navigate the family court process. She was a teacher’s assistant for various courses—such as “Entrepreneurship”—at the Queen’s Smith School of Business.

Before attending law school, Jamie received her Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business. Jamie summered and articled at the firm before returning as an associate in 2021.