Manager Can’t Sue Union for Personal Remarks on Union Blog

The manager of an Ontario jail sued the union for sex and marital status discrimination stemming from comments about her made on the union’s blog. The Human Rights Tribunal found that the statements weren’t discriminatory; and even if they had been, the manager had no claim because the comments related to workplace issues, an area in which the union had a constitutional right to express its opinions [Taylor-Baptiste v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union, [2012] HRTO 1393 (CanLII), July 16, 2012].