B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The officers say the allegations involve a systemic policing culture and collective claims that should proceed in court, not labour arbitration.
- On Monday, female police officers asked the British Columbia Appeal Court to certify a class-action lawsuit against municipal forces for systemic harassment and gender discrimination, seeking to move claims beyond individual labour arbitration.
- The Supreme Court ruled last year that it lacked jurisdiction over certain claims because they arose under collective agreements, a jurisdictional hurdle that labour arbitrators are mandated to handle.
- Officers' lawyer Kyle Bienvenu argued the case involves "discrimination caused by a system that is designed to fail," while Surrey lawyer Jill Yates countered that "binding" law mandates these claims belong before a labour arbitrator.
- A court ruling favoring the officers could shift discrimination claims from labour arbitration to public courts, potentially enabling systemic accountability; upholding arbitration would confine remedies to existing union and grievance mechanisms.
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Female B.C. police officers seek lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The group of officers allege they were subjected to harassment, bullying and gender discrimination while working in policing in B.C., naming several municipalities and police boards as defendants.
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B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of female police officers in a proposed class-action lawsuit against municipal forces in B.C. says their sex discrimination and harassment claims should be
B.C. policewomen want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A group of female police officers pursuing a class-action lawsuit against municipal police forces in B.C. over alleged harassment, bullying and discrimination say it is not a labour dispute, and they hope the B.C. Court of Appeal agrees. Several of the plaintiffs and other prospective class members were in attendance at a hearing in Vancouver on Monday as their lawyer urged a three-judge panel to recognize how their lawsuit is about …
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