David I. Bloom

With his many years of experience in the field, David provides strategic and policy advice to his clients as well as ongoing collective agreement advice and representation. This role regularly involves addressing the interrelationship of human rights, the duty to accommodate, and collective agreement rights and responsibilities.

David is the author, with Elizabeth McIntyre, of An Educator’s Guide to the Ontario College of Teachers, the only available practical guide on this subject. The book draws on David’s expertise in providing employment advice to teachers.

David also has widespread experience in designing and participating in alternative dispute resolution procedures. David presents annual Grievance Arbitration Workshops for a variety of unions, and Union Steward workshops covering all areas of labour relations and professional issues, including skills training in the presentation of grievances.