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What arbitrators actually decide, and the tests employers have to meet.

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A collective agreement, a face-down discharge letter, and a pad marked with three lines

Arbitration·August 20, 2026

The Wm. Scott Questions: How Arbitrators Decide Discipline

Three questions from a 1976 B.C. decision still decide most Canadian discharge grievances. Cause for some discipline. Was this penalty too much. If so, what should be substituted.

An empty labour-arbitration table with collective-agreement binders

Arbitration·August 20, 2026

What the TTC Drug Testing Decision Teaches Us About Labour Arbitration

Arbitration is not a courtroom drama. It is where a grievance gets a final decision — on evidence, the collective agreement, and the facts of that workplace.

Arbitration·August 20, 2026

TTC Random Drug Testing Decision: What Workers Need to Know

Arbitrator Laura Trachuk struck down the TTC’s random drug and alcohol program. Safety-sensitive is not a blank cheque. Irving still sets the bar.