Dear CCU-CSC Affiliates,
Happy dog days of summer! I hope you are all doing well.
We are very excited to announce that planning is well underway for the next CCU-CSC National Executive Board (NEB) meeting and Labour School being held in Toronto on October 5 & 6, 2024 at the Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. located at 1133 Queen’s Plate Drive, Toronto, Ontario.
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Room rate: $199 CAD per night with free shuttle* from Pearson International Airport.
The full meeting agenda will be sent very soon.
Please be sure to confirm your room reservation using the link below on or before the cut-off date of September 9, 2024. Beyond Sept. 9 the booking system will automatically release the rooms in the block that have not been reserved. Also, the staff cannot guarantee room availability or the preferred room rate for late bookings.
Booking Link: https://reservations.gctoronto.com/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=4388855
If the link does not open, copy and paste into your browser. The cancellation policy for each individual reservation is 24 hours prior to check-in time to avoid a penalty charge equal to one-night room fee and tax.
N.B. Unless alternate arrangements are made PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ALL delegates and guests are responsible for their own room rental fees and/or ancillary charges.
Please avoid using third-party internet booking sites as the booking and contact information will not appear on our CCU-CSC reservation lists which is necessary for preparing meeting kits and catering.
Once your reservation has been confirmed, please notify Dawn Burns (secretary@ccu-csc.ca) and Scarlett Farquhar (treasurer@ccu-csc.ca).
*Anyone with food intolerances and/or allergies is advised to contact Scarlett directly ASAP.
As always, do not hesitate to reach out if you need assistance, additional information, and/or clarification. On behalf of the CCU-CSC, I would like to extend best wishes to you and your families. Looking forward to seeing everyone in T-O!
Best,
Dawn Burns
CCU Secretary
Labour School
Awalou Ouedraogo
Awalou Ouedraogo is an Associate Professor of International Law and Chair of the Department of Human Rights and Equity Studies, at York University in Toronto, Canada. He is also a visiting Professor at University of Panthéon Assas, Paris, France and University Thomas Sankara, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Professor Ouedraogo holds a PhD in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. His research interests include history, philosophy and theory of international law, human rights and international humanitarian law, and the state formation in Africa. Professor Ouedraogo has widely published on human rights and international law theory. His recent peer reviewed article focuses on the “Rights to International Solidarity”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 35:2 (2023). His latest book is titled Due Diligence in International Law. Toronto: De Sitter Press, 2021, 305 pages. Professor Ouedraogo is a member of several scholarly associations, including the Association France/Canada d’études stratégiques (AFCES), the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en développement international et société (CIRDIS), and the Center for Refugee Studies. Since 2009, he has taken part in several international colloquia and other scientific meetings. Professor Ouedraogo is actively involved with the United Nations as human rights expert. Fluent in English, French, Moré and Dioula, Professor Ouedraogo is a Knight of the National Order of Burkina Faso since December 2021.
Professor Carlo Fanelli
Carlo Fanelli is Associate Professor of Work and Labour Studies in the Department of Social Science and Interim Director of the Global Labour Research Centre at York University, Toronto, Canada. Prior to his academic work, he was a trade union activist with CUPE Local 79 for nearly a decade. He teaches and researches in the areas of work and labour market restructuring, labour and employment law, public policy, political economy and economic inequality. His current work revolves around three major projects. The first explores how austerity has impacted public finances, services and workers in Canada and how these experiences differ and/or share parallels internationally. The second investigates the emergence of global ‘living wage’ movements. And the third investigates shortened and compressed work schedules (i.e. the ‘four-day work week’). He is also conducting research on the ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘gig’ work. Most of his writing can be freely accessed online at www.carlofanelli.org.
Kumail Karimjee
Kumail Karimjee is an arbitrator, mediator, lawyer, and independent investigator. He is on the Ontario Minister of Labour’s list of approved arbitrators, an arbitrator and mediator with the Grievance Settlement Board, and a member of the Ontario Labour- Management Arbitrators’ Association. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1997, completed his LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020, and trained as a mediator with Harvard Law School’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers.
Kumail practised law for 25 years focusing on workplace, civil litigation, and human rights matters. In addition to appearing before boards and tribunals, he conducted trials before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and appeared before the Divisional Court, Ontario Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of Canada. Kumail has been recognized by his peers as a leading practitioner through inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada for Labour and Employment Law and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Employment Law and Workplace Human Rights Law. Kumail has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
