Does a claim under a contract predating a collective agreement have jurisdiction over the claim?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sidhu v. Affinia Canada Corporation, 2010 ONSC 2829 (CanLII):
If a cause of action falls outside the collective agreement, such as a claim under a contract predating a collective agreement, the courts have jurisdiction over the claim: Goudie v. Ottawa (City), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 14, at para. 24.
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