Following the announcement of the pause, we took quick action with a comprehensive strategy to fight the Program pause. The AJC initiated legal tactics including filing an Unfair Labour Practice complaint, a Judicial Review application, and a policy grievance. More than 250 members filed individual grievances. AJC’s volunteer Governing Council members, individual members, and staff engaged in an advocacy campaign. The advocacy campaign included lobbying members of Parliament and meeting senior Justice officials to communicate the value of the Program and the negative impact of this pause. 

Across the union, members came together to stand up for themselves and their colleagues in creative ways.
Thanks to these combined efforts, the AJC has settled the Unfair Labour Practice complaint, the Judicial Review application, and the policy grievance relating to the pause of the LP-01 Training and Development Program. We also negotiated terms for members to resolve their individual grievances related to the Program.

The terms of the settlement deliver substantial gains for members impacted by the Program pause and deliver these gains at the earliest possible opportunity.
While the settlement resolves legal actions brought forward by the AJC, individual members must decide whether to continue their grievance. They will not receive compensation from the Employer until they sign a consent and release withdrawing their individual grievance. The AJC recommends signing the consent and release in order to receive compensation.

This settlement is a victory that demonstrates what we can achieve by working together as a union.