Curriculum Vitae. Peter James BARNACLE. Barrister and Solicitor The W Law Group Suite st Street East Saskatoon, SK S7K 0B6

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1 Curriculum Vitae Peter James BARNACLE Barrister and Solicitor The W Law Group Suite st Street East Saskatoon, SK S7K 0B6 (306) (General Office) (306) (Direct Line) pbarnacle@wlawgroup.com Academic Credentials: Master of Law Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Education (Secondary) 2001 Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, UK International Law: economic and human rights law, European civil and social law and the law of armed conflict 1987 Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario Concentration in labour and employment law, human rights and administrative law 1979 University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Teaching areas of geography, history and social sciences Honours, Bursaries and Awards: Master of Law: Commonwealth Trust Bursary Bachelor of Laws: 1987 (3 awards) - Administrative Law, Individual Employment Relationship, and Advanced Family Law; 1986 (2 awards) - Labour Law and Law of Evidence; 1985 (one award) - Criminal Law Bachelor of Education Taylor Education Bursary; Clearihue Bursary

2 Professional Qualifications: Barrister and Solicitor Solicitor Saskatchewan 2004 England and Wales 2003 Ontario 1991 British Columbia 1988 Teaching Certification (Secondary): British Columbia, 1979 Ontario, 1984 Law Society and Professional Association Membership: Law Society of Saskatchewan Law Society of England and Wales Law Society of Upper Canada Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers International Centre for Trade Union Rights International Commission for Labour Rights International Society of Labour and Social Security Law Canadian Labour Law Association Employment and Freelance Work: Extensive practical and legal experience as an advocate for employees and unions in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and the Federal jurisdiction, as well as the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Activities include organizing and certification, negotiation/administration of collective agreements, counsel in labour arbitration, labour boards and courts, as well as human rights, labour standards, occupational health and safety and workers compensation work and tribunals. July 2007 Present July 2003 July 2007 March June 2003 Oct 2002 Feb 2003 Lawyer, The W Law Group, Saskatoon, SK Legal and Legislative Representative, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Saskatchewan Region, Regina, SK Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, legal services contract preparing for collective bargaining and presentation at interest arbitration, Ottawa, ON Irish Organiser (Acting), National Union of Journalists, Dublin, Ireland (term appointment) 2

3 Sept Oct 2002 July 2001 Oct 2002 Nov 1995 July 2001 July 1990 Nov 1995 July 1988 July 1990 Apr 1987 July 1988 Sept 1984 Apr 1987 Sept 1979 Aug 1984 Pre 1979 Legal Officer (Acting), National Union of Journalists, London, UK (legal counsel maternity leave coverage) Institute of Employment Rights (IER), Incomes Data Services (IDS) and International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR): freelance legal research and writing, UK Legal Counsel, Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA), now CAW Local 5959, Ottawa, ON Lawyer, Nelligan Power, Ottawa, ON (now Nelligan O Brien Payne) Research Associate, Industrial Relations Centre, Queen s University, Kingston, ON Articles and lawyer, Brewin Morley, Victoria, BC Law School, Queen s University: part-time research and legal writing contracts Secondary School Teacher, School District No. 55, Burns Lake, BC (history, geography, social sciences) University of Victoria, , BC Parks Branch (Ranger and Park Supervisor), , millworker, labourer. Elected Labour Experience Burns Lake District Teachers Association (British Columbia Teachers Federation), Bargaining Chairperson and Chief Negotiator in collective bargaining British Columbia Government Employees Union, Regional Chairperson and Shop Steward Teaching and Related Experience: Visiting Professor, Makerere University, Faculty of Law, Kampala, Uganda, International Economic Law and International Human Rights and International Labour Law 2008 to 2011(one month each year). Sessional Lecturer II, University of Regina, Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy, GSPP 812, Public Sector Collective Bargaining, Academic Year. 3

4 Training and Education sessions and courses for the union/employer community, as well as union education, in labour arbitration and human rights, including CUPE Winter School and Summer School and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour s annual Year in Review. Coach, University of Ottawa Labour Law Moot Team, winners of National Championship: Mathews Dinsdale National Labour Law Moot Competition, Secondary School Teacher Northern British Columbia Invited Speaker and Panel Activities: I have been a speaker and panellist on many occasions, including: Queen s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace, Implications of Constitutionalizing the Right to Strike, April, Panellist, various topics, Canadian Labour Board Law, Lancaster House, Toronto, Ontario 2011 and Member of the Conference Advisory Committee Speaker, In the Wake of the Drummond Report and Ontario Budget: Prospects for Reform of Industrial Relations in the Ontario Broader Public Sector, Queen s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace, June 22, 201. Speaker, The Convergence of International Law Concerning Freedom of Association, Conference: Freedom of Association: Harmonizing Canadian Norms and International Commitments, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, February, February 26, Paper subsequently published Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal, 2012, v.16(2) as Convergence Revisited: Canadian and European Judicial Approaches to Freedom of Association and Implications for the Right to Strike. Panellist, Centre for Labour Management Development conferences in Regina and Saskatoon: Accommodation and Disability: annually 2005 to present Law Labour Review: annually 2005 to present Panellist: Psychological Harassment in the Workplace, Lancaster House audio conference, June 15 th, 2006; Supreme Court of Canada Right to Strike Case, February 17, Member, International Labour Delegation to North Carolina, USA, International Commission for Labour Rights (ICLR), November 2005, investigating the denial of collective bargaining rights for public employees in the State of North Carolina; 4

5 subsequent report (2006) submitted to the International Labour Organization and the Mexican National Administration Office (NAALC North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation). Panellist, Labour Arbitration Conference, University of Calgary, June 3 rd, 2004; prepared and presented paper with respect to concurrent jurisdiction issues at arbitration boards, human rights tribunals and labour standards tribunals. Paper published in conference proceedings; June 4-5, 2015 Workshop leader on grievance preparation and union participant in debate forum on current legal issues.. Speaker, Labour Law in the Millennium, Conference, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law, March 29 th, 2004, Saskatoon; prepared and presented paper on application of international labour and related human rights law with respect to international financial institutions and trade regimes. Paper subsequently published in Saskatchewan Law Review 2004, v 67(2) Other Guest Lecturer, Seminar Presentations and/or Speaker opportunities with university classes in Ontario, Saskatchewan, union education conferences in Canada, UK and Ireland) and other labour relations conferences. International Activities Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers (CALL) Member of the CALL International Committee, which prepares submissions on the application of international law in Canadian jurisdictions and liaises internationally with similar professional groups. International Centre for Trade Unions Rights (ICTUR) Based in the UK, ICTUR promotes trade union and related worker rights through advocacy, research and its journal, International Union Rights (also see publications below). Project Coordinator, Uganda Trade Union Project ( ) A four-year project of capacity building for the Ugandan trade union federation, National Organisation of Trade Unions, and its affiliate trade union members. Travelled to Uganda twice a year in support of this project during which time I also taught at Makerere University in Kampala (see teaching activities above). International Commission for Labour Rights (ICLR) Based in the UK and US, the ICLR promotes labour rights and compliance with international labour standards established through the UN system, particularly the International Labour Organization: 5

6 co-ordinator of Working Group on application of labour rights and standards to international financial institutions and trade regimes; in November 2005, member of a seven person international delegation investigating the denial of collective bargaining rights for public sector workers in the State of North Carolina edited the report of the Delegation submitted as evidence in two proceedings: a complaint before the Freedom of Association Committee of the International Labour Organization [referenced in decision whereby complaint upheld against the United States of America in March 2007] and a complaint filed under the North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation, a sideagreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement [ongoing] International Society of Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL) The ISLSSL, housed in the International Labour Organisation at Geneva, was formed in 1958 to the following purposes: to study labour and social security law at the national as well as international level; to promote the exchange of ideas and information from a comparative perspective; and to encourage the closest possible collaboration among academics, lawyers, and other experts within the fields of labour and social security law. The ISLSSL journal, Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal is published by the United States Branch of the Society. Writing and Research A. Refereed Publications Convergence Revisited: Canadian and European Judicial Approaches to Freedom of Association and their Implications for a Constitutional Right to Strike, Canadian Labour and Employer Law Journal (CLELJ), 16(2): Dunmore meets Wilson and Palmer: Interpretation of Freedom of Association in Canada and Europe, CLELJ, 11: Promoting Labour Rights in International Financial Institutions and Labour Regimes, Saskatchewan Law Review. 67(2): Royal Oak Mines Inc, CLELJ.4: [case comment] 6

7 Unions and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, CLELJ.3: [coauthor] B. Monographs and Manuals Canadian Employment Law (London: Incomes Data Services, 2002). 134 pages. A Comparative Paper on Employment Law in Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man (London: Institute of Employment Rights, 2001). 48 pages. [commissioned by the Transport & General Workers Union] Labour Arbitration of Discharge Grievances in Ontario: Outcomes and Reinstatement Experience, (Kingston: Industrial Relations Centre, Queen s University, 1991). 310 pages. Labour Legislation and Public Policy Reference Tables, (Kingston: Industrial Relations Centre, Queen s University, 1989). 273 pages. C. Book Chapters The Global Workplace: Challenging the Race to the Bottom (London: War on Want and the International Centre for Trade Union Rights, 2001). D. Published Conference Proceedings Forum Issues from a Union Perspective: Overlapping and Concurrent Jurisdictions, 2004 Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference, June 2-3, 2004, University of Calgary. 16 pages. Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board Case summaries, Saskatchewan Labour Law Review, 2006, 2007 and E. Non-Refereed Publications Report: Saskatchewan challenge to workers rights, International Union Rights (IUR), Journal of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights, v.15 Issue Supreme Court of Canada applies international labour law, IUR 14 (2) Ed., Report of the North Carolina Delegation of the International Commission for Labour Rights, ICLR, (submitted to the ILO and NAALC complaint processes) Scope for optimism in Canada, IUR 9(1) 2002 [Review of Supreme Court of Canada Charter cases] 7

8 The privatisation of air traffic control services in Canada, IUR 8(4) 2001 Apples at the coalface, IUR. 8(3) [Mexican complaint against United States under North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation (NAALC)] Professional Writing Present, Principal Revising Author, Employment Law in Canada, LexisNexus, Canada, Toronto, Ontario Columnist, Arbitration Update, Workplace News, Canada Law Book, Aurora, Ontario Co-Editor, Associate Editor, Canadian Labour Arbitration Summaries (CLAS), Canada Law Book, Aurora, Ontario Recent Volunteer Activity Chair of the Unified Board, Third Avenue United Church, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, present Foundation for Aids Orphaned Children, Mbarara, Uganda: A Ugandan NGO that provides services to families supporting AIDS orphaned children and HIV/AIDS caregivers in rural southern Uganda. While in-country, provide administrative and technical support, building and related activities and general onsite support in conjunction with Canadian chapter of Veterinarians Without Borders. 8