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Name: Thomas Kuttner
Organization:
Labour Arbitration & Conciliation Services
Address:
University of New Brunswick,
PO Box 4400
Fredericton
NB E3B 5A3 |
Tel: (506) 453-4728
Fax: (506) 453-3892
Email: kuttner@unb.ca
Website: n/a |
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Case Experience (Civil): Construction, Corporate/Commercial, Employment, Labour Relations, Human Rights/Discrimination
Education:
University of Toronto - B.A. (Hon.), M.A., LL.B., LL.M.
Background:
THOMAS S. KUTTNER is Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick with teaching and research interests in the fields of Labour Law, Collective Bargaining & Arbitration, Administrative Law, and Constitutional Law. He joined the Faculty in 1979. Professor Kuttner has been a member of the New Brunswick Bar since 1981, and was named Queenâs Counsel in 2001.
Professor Kuttner has been an active arbitrator, mediator and conciliator for many years in both the Federal and the Provincial sectors. He has acted as mediator, arbitrator or adjudicator in over 200 grievance arbitrations, and as conciliator, chair of conciliation boards, or interest arbitrator in the resolution of over 50 interest disputes in both the public and the private arenas. Professor Kuttner is a named arbitrator in collective agreements in the Hospital, university, transportation, stevedoring, construction, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Professor Kuttner is Vice-Chair of the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board, [1994- ] having previously served as Vice-Chair of the Industrial Relations Board and Chair of its Construction Division [1985-94] and as Vice-Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board [1985-87]. In 2002 he was appointed a part-time member of the Federal Public Service Staff Relations Board. Over 90 of his labour board decisions appear in edited case report series.
Professor Kuttner is active in several academic and professional organizations.
Memberships & Affiliations:
Part-time Member Public Service Staff Relations Board, 2002 â present
Vice-Chairperson, New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board, 1994-Present
Chairman, New Brunswick Industrial Relations Board (Construction Division) 1989-94
Vice-Chairman, New Brunswick Industrial Relations Board (General Division) 1985-94
Vice-Chairman, Ontario Labour Relations Board, 1985-86
Vice-Chairman, New Brunswick Fishing Industry Relations Board, 1983-85
Arbitrator, Conciliator, Mediator in the resolution of both rights and interest disputes in the private and public sectors, 1980 - present
Professional Associations:
Canadian Industrial Relations Association, Executive Member: 1986-94; President 1992-93
Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals, Member 1994 â
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice,
Member: Board of Directors, 2002-
Member: Administrative Law Committee 1999-
Canadian Bar Association, Member 1975-
Law Society of Upper Canada, Member 1977-83
Law Society of New Brunswick, Member, 1981-; QC 2001
Panels:
Canadian Joint Grievance Panel
NAV Can and its bargaining agents
Dalhousie University and Dalhousie Faculty Association
Canada Post and CPAA
ILA and PSJEA
CUPE and Government of NB (classification grievances)
New Brunswick Dept. of Labour list
Nova Scotia Dept. of Labour list
Languages: English
ADR
Practice Commenced: 1980
Rates:
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