About the Authors

• Author: Timothy Hadwen/David Strang
• Pages: 987-988

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About the Authors

Tim Hadwen is a retired public servant and labour lawyer. He held

a range of senior management positions in the Ontario Ministries of

Education, Health, Government Services, and the Attorney General.

His public service responsibilities included managing the government’s

involvement in broader public sector labour relations. He led the imple-

mentation of the School Boards’ Collective Bargaining Act, 2014, the

merger of the sta of the Community Care Access Centres with the

Local Health Integration Networks, and several compensation restraint

initiatives.

Prior to joining government, Tim was General Counsel for the

Ontario Public Service Employees Union and Assistant Director, Arbi-

tration at the Ontario Nurses’ Association. Formerly, he was a partner

at Cavalluzzo, Hayes and Shilton, a leading union-side labour law f‌irm.

David Strang, BA, LLB, LLM, was called to the Bar in 1981 after arti-

cling with the union-side f‌irm of Maclean Chercover. He began his career

as Ontario coordinator and counsel with the Upholsterers International

Union then moved to the Laborers International Union of America Prov-

incial District Council as counsel and assistant manager. In 1989 he

joined the Legal Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Labour. In 1993 he

transferred to the Labour Practice Group seconded by the Attorney Gen-

eral to provide advice and represent the Crown in its role as employer

of the Ontario Public Service. He has regularly represented the Crown

in grievance arbitrations and other labour and employment litigation