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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
If it was a situation where they had worked for AC twenty years ago and had no further close ties I fully believe that someone could be objective.
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In fairness there is almost always a debate whenever mediators/arbitrators are appointed due to their histories of being either management side or labour side but when it’s a single mediator/arbitrator as opposed to a panel it’s still generally best to avoid having someone who has a history of working directly for either party.
Assuming they can or will be objective just because it’s plausible is a pretty risky assumption. I’m saying this as someone who has quite a bit of experience in dealing with labour mediators/arbitrators so take that for what it’s worth.