Labour Disruption

With almost one-third (29%) of Canada’s workforce part of a union, labour disruption planning is more important than ever.¹ Recent retail, rail and airline disruptions have shown us first-hand it's crucial for organizations to be ready with a strategic, adaptive and timely response to major threats.

Our approach

Our services help management gain the confidence and guidance they need to navigate a labour disruption and make informed, strategic decisions to address changing circumstances.

Labour disruption planning helps organizations protect what matters to them most:

Brand and reputation
Organizational performance
Bargaining position
Future outlook

We work collaboratively with management to define a risk assessment process, capture critical services and identify gaps in management capability to deliver services if unionized workers are unavailable. We can help you with:

Risk assessment
Business impact analysis
Gap assessment

We guide you through the development of practical strategies to address resourcing gaps, and we support you with document playbooks tailored to each bargaining agreement. We can help you with:

Strategy selection
Playbook development
Exercise

We arm management with a defined framework to maintain and continually improve planning documentation, as well as guidance on how to integrate labour disruption planning within your business continuity program.

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^{1 Source: Economic and Social Reports: Unionization in Canada, 1981 to 2022Opens in a new window, Statistics Canada, November 23, 2022.}