Description: A proposal to use arbitration in first contract negotiations has the Nova Scotia opposition warning of job losses.

Source: Canadian Business

Date: 11/02/2011

Link: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/55287–nova-scotia-premier-plays-down-labour-law-threat-to-jobs-and-investment

Related links:

• CBC story
• Halifax Metro opinion piece
• Halifax Metro news story
• Restaurant employers group site

Questions for discussion:

• What is first contract arbitration?
• Why do unions seem to favour it?
• Why do employers seem to oppose it?
• Which arguments do you find most persuasive?
• How does this compare to the arbitrations ordered by the federal government recently?