Can a union be sued in their own name?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kiewning v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, 2011 ONSC 712 (CanLII):
The defendants reply that although Berry v. Pulley recognizes that unions may be legal entitles, which can sue and be sued in their own name, they are only legal entitles “for the purpose of discharging their function and performing their role in the field of labour relations.” The defendants submit that the plaintiffs’ action does not pertain to the union’s role in the area of labour relations.
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