Insurance School

Brian B. McArthur

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Cell: 519-***-**** – Home: 519-***-****

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web: www.edgelaboursolutions.com

CAREER SUMMARY:

Experience in labour relations developed over twenty (20) years working in senior positions in business,

organized labour, government and education. Significant experience negotiating collective agreements,

presenting arbitration cases and in contract administration. Vast experience coordinating large-scale

collective bargaining efforts. Supervision experience. Adjudication experience at the federal level.

Legislative policy development experience. Significant expertise and knowledge of federal and provincial

Employment Standards, Labour Relations Acts, Human Rights Codes, Workplace Safety and Insurance

legislation, Occupational Health and Safety law, Employment Insurance and Pay Equity. Teaching

experience in labour law and advocacy at the university level. Guest speaker on labour relations issues in

Canada, the United States, Latin America and Europe.

EDUCATION:

MASTER OF LAW AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (with Distinction) 2001-04

Major: Employment Law

Dissertation: The Efficacy of Statutory Union Recognition under New Labour: A Comparative Review

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER (England)

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (with Honours) 1984-88

Major: Political Science

Dissertation: The Politics of Union Renewal

LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY (Canada)

CERTIFICATE IN FUNDAMENTALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & PRACTICE2005

THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE, Calgary, Canada.

CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING NEGOTIATIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION 2004

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL (U.S.A.)

CERTIFICATE IN INTENSIVE MEDIATION 1997

OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL, York University (Canada)

CERTIFICATE IN NEGOTIATING SKILLS 1991

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY, Kingston (Canada)

CERTIFICATE IN LABOUR ARBITRATION1991

THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE, (Canada)

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WORK HISTORY:

PRESIDENT AND SENIOR CONSULTANT

Edge Labour Solutions Inc. 2009 - present

Designed and Presented professional development courses on “Bargaining the Union Agreement

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in Canada” and “Union Organizing and Bargaining Strategies 2010 and Beyond”.

Perform labour relations work on behalf of clients across Canada including union contract

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negotiations, arbitrations (rights and interest), general contract administration, labour relations

board advocacy and general compliance in the areas of pay equity, human rights, employment

standards and health and safety.

Act as internal investigator and fact-finder in connection with labour relations disputes.

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DIRECTOR, COLLECTIVE BARBAINING

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW Canada) 2003-09

Chief Negotiator and Bargaining Strategist for UFCW Canada.

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Assisting Local unions by developing strategies and leverage opportunities minimizing the

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incidence of industrial action and increasing the likelihood of bargaining success.

Chairperson of UFCW Canada National Retail and Service Sector Council(s) resulting in

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coordinated strategic bargaining strategy for Local unions with common employers and within

core UFCW industries.

Responsible for providing up to date analysis and policy recommendations on labour relations and

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legislative reform issues.

Internal mediator in connection with disputes between members and local union administrators.

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Provide training and educational seminars for representative staff and rank and file members on

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negotiating collective agreements.

Responsible for the supervision of staff members.

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Provide strategic research for local unions in connection with collective bargaining activities.

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Provide research and legal summaries on case authorities relating to labour relations issues.

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Responsible for lectures on UFCW Canada activities at colleges and universities.

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Making presentations and acting as an advocate on behalf of UFCW Canada before boards,

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commission, agencies and administrative tribunals.

SESSIONAL PROFESSOR

Laurentian University 2007-09

Responsible for teaching a 3rd year university course on Advocacy (LBST 3246-E) with a focus on

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Canadian employment legislation, collective bargaining and labour rights as human rights.

DIRECTOR - and – INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) 1989-2003

Chief Negotiator and Director of Collective Bargaining for the RWDSU in Canada resulting in

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more than 200 collective agreements being successfully bargained with only one labour dispute in

14 years.

Presented numerous arbitration cases resulting in a win ratio of 75%.

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Supervised various staff members.

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Administered more than 200 collective agreements resulting in a low number of grievances and

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arbitrations.

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Responsible for negotiating in excess of 100 pay equity plans and developer of the union’s internal

job evaluation technique (the ‘equalizer’) resulting in over 10 million dollars in pay equity

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adjustments for women.

Research and policy development specialist for RWDSU in Canada.

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Responsible for making representations on behalf of RWDSU on labour relations matters before

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boards, commissions and agencies.

ADJUDICATOR / REFEREE

Human Resource Development Canada (HRDC) – EI Branch 1999-2003

Responsible for conducting hearings, reviewing evidence and writing decisions on matters falling

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under the Canada Employment Insurance Act.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS OFFICER

Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) 1988-89

Investigated employee claims falling under the Employment Standards Act for Ontario.

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Managed a high caseload with an average 2.9 file closures per day.

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Conducted investigations, interviewing witnesses, conducted payroll audits, reviewing evidence,

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and writing decisions in connection with claims.

Publications:

McArthur, B. “Negotiating the Union Agreement in Canada: A Manual for Domestic and

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International Negotiators”, The Negotiations Institute, New York, NY (2009).

McArthur, B. “Round Table Discussion in Ottawa Concludes Collective Bargaining a Human

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Right”, LabourStart. 2008.

Gallina, P., McArthur, et al., ‘Employer Monitoring and Compliance Models, Practices and

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Initiatives in Canada’, Government of Canada Study (unpublished), 2007/8.

McArthur, B., ‘The Collective Agreement Handbook: A Negotiation Manual for Union

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Leadership’, UFCW Canada Publication, Toronto, 2008.

McArthur, B., ‘In Praise of the Arthurs Report on Federal Labour Standards’, Canadian Center

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for Policy Alternatives, winter, 2007.

McArthur, B., ‘The Efficacy of Statutory Union Recognition under New labour: A

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Comparative Review’, International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations

(IJCLLIR), Autumn, 2004 and Winter 2004.

Other Labour Relations Activities

Member, Canadian Industrial Relations Association 2009

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Guest Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business, ‘Bargaining Canada’s

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First Migrant Farm Workers Collective Agreement: Negotiating without a Floor’, 2009.

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Invited Guest Speaker, Queen’s University Law School, Paths Less Traveled Conference, 2008.

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Invited Participant, Governor General Leadership Conference, 2008.

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Guest Lecturer, McMaster University, Degroote School of Business, Hamilton, 2007.

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Guest Lecturer, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. 2006 and 2009.

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Guest Lecturer, Bishop’s University, Quebec. 2006 and 2008.

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Guest Speaker, Canadian Professional Police Association (CPPA) Annual Convention, 2006.

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Guest Lecturer, Laurentian University, Department of Sociology, 2006

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Guest Speaker, Irish Trade Union, Mandate, Killarney, Ireland, 2006.

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Panel Member, Arthurs Commission on Federal labour Standards, ‘Special Invitation Meeting’,

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Ottawa, 2006.

Guest Speaker, Harvard Law School, Labor and Work life Program, Boston, 2006.

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Guest Speaker, Infonex, Labour / Management ‘Negotiations’ Forum, Toronto, 2005.

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Guest Speaker, Harvard Law School, Labor and Work life Program, Boston, 2006.

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Guest Speaker, Infonex, Labour / Management ‘Negotiations’ Forum, Toronto, 2005.

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Guest Participant, Conference Board of Canada. “Round Table of Industrial Relations Executives:

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Outlook 2005”, Ottawa.

Guest Speaker, Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF), Toronto and Saskatoon, 2005 and 2007.

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Guest Speaker. Infonex ‘Conference on Collective Bargaining’, Toronto, 2006.

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Guest Speaker, The Conference Board of Canada, “Organizing Wal-Mart”, Calgary, 2005.

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Segment Feature, CBC Venture, Los Angeles, California, 2004.

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Guest Speaker, Union Network International (UNI), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2004.

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Guest Speaker, Confederation of British Industry (‘CBI’), London, England, 2003

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Co-Chair, United Way of Canada – Centraide Canada, “Campaign 2000 Sudbury –Manitoulin”.

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Guest Speaker, The Canadian Institute: ‘What’s New in Employment Standards?’ Toronto, 1997.

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Guest, Japan Institute of Labour, Young Foreign Labour Leaders Program, Tokyo, Japan, 1995.

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Guest Speaker, Japan Federation of Employers Associations (NIKKERN), Tokyo, Japan, 1995.

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Guest Speaker, Japan Trade Union Federation (RENGO), Tokyo, Japan, 1995.

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Various News Articles: CBC, CTV, GLOBAL TV, Sudbury Star, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star,

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HR Reporter, Irish Independent Times.

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