Thursday, August 23, 2007

Noonan to Speak at Labour Day Picnic

The following news item is contributed by Nick Hodge.

Randy Noonan will be the guest speaker at the Vernon Labour Day
picnic.

Noonan Hewson Law Office played a role in a landmark
Supreme Court decision announced June 8, 2007. The case arose from
the BC Liberal government imposing a contract on BC health workers,
which led to the layoff of 8,000 health care workers. The Supreme Court
concluded that the right to freedom of association protects collective
bargaining, and that labour contracts cannot be imposed. The BC
government has one year to renegotiate the contracts, and change its
legislation to comply with the ruling.

Noonan Hewson is a Vernon law firm working in labour and employment law.

On behalf of the BC Teacher’s Federation, they presented a 20-page
history of Canadian labour law that convinced the Supreme Court to
reverse their previous decisions and include collective bargaining as a
Charter right.

The Labour Day picnic is from noon to 5pm on Monday, September 3, 2007
at Kin Beach in Okanagan Landing. The picnic is sponsored by the
Okanagan Vernon NDP Constituency Association and the North Okanagan
Labour Council.

Everyone is welcome.

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