Andrew Astritis

Andrew works to advance the law in areas that will benefit workers and vulnerable groups. He represents unions in the federal public sector and elsewhere and has extensive experience in judicial review and appellate litigation. Andrew has been involved in leading cases on the duty to accommodate family status, essential services, public service pension litigation, and the collective rights of workers under theCharter. Andrew also represented current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces in a historic class action regarding sexual misconduct in the military, which resulted in a $900 million settlement. He has appeared before labour arbitrators, administrative tribunals, and all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Andrew is a part-time professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, where he teaches an advanced labour law seminar. He is regularly invited to speak at conferences on a range of legal issues. Andrew previously served as a law clerk for the Honourable Justice John Evans at the Federal Court of Appeal.