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53 cANAdIANlAwyermAg.com/INhouse DECEmBEr 2014 P ro f e s s i o n a l P ro f i l e with the CLC when one-third of its members migrated to the CAW. A CLC umpire found the CAW guilty of raiding, and the CLC imposed sanctions, though the confl ict was eventually settled. Gottheil says it was his job to give legal advice and the CAW leadership's job "to make the call" on strategy. He defi nes his role in similar terms when discussing the CAW's contract negotiations with the "Big Three" automakers. "My role isn't substantial," he says. "When there's a legal question, the leadership will give me a call. But in bargaining, not that many legal issues arise." Gottheil has played a substantial role, however, in pension law disputes. In 2013, the CAW exulted as the Financial Services Commission of Ontario adopted the union's main submissions on the wind up of Navi- star Canada Inc.'s pension plan. The tribunal's decision, now under appeal, would benefi t 800 workers, giving them an additional $25-million in income. Gottheil also cites the CAW's success in a 2008 arbitration involving a pension surplus at Scotsburn Dairy in Nova Scotia. Such cases "may not make the headlines," he says, "but what's gratifying is when you work hard and, on a day by day basis, you advance the interests of workers." That's what he intends to keep doing at Unifor. IH seConD snaPshot T h e l Aw y e r Lewis Gottheil T h e u N I o N Unifor (Toronto) • Counsel at Unifor since 2013; • Director, Legal Department, Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Union (1990-2013); • Private practice at macLean Chercover — (1982-89); and, • Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, 1980. P ro f e s s i o n a l P ro f i l e the union's main submissions on the wind up of Navi- star Canada Inc.'s pension plan. The tribunal's decision, now under appeal, would benefi t 800 workers, giving them seConD seConD snaPshot snaPshot T h e l Aw y e r Lewis Gottheil T h e u N I o N Unifor (Toronto) • Counsel at Unifor since 2013; • Director, Legal Department, '' '' I was interested in progressive issues from a young age. When I did my [B.A.] degree at mcGill University, it became clear to me that the way I could make a contribution was through the labour movement. Experience Counts. Referrals respected and appreciated. Employment and Labour Lawyers Shields O'Donnell MacKillop LLP 416.304.6400 65 Queen Street W, Suite 1800, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 2M5 Shields_IH_Apr_11.indd 1 3/1/11 10:04:56 AM