Augustin v. Double Down (Langley) Ventures Ltd., 2014 BCSC 1657

A group of slot attendants sought to maintain their pool of tips only amongst themselves claiming that their employer had no right to pool tips of all employees. They sought various tort claims and an injunction from interfering with what they considered to be their property right. We successfully argued that the action in its entirety for the unionized workers should be dismissed because any claims they may have had fell under the labour relations framework. The Court struck the claim of the unionized workers on the basis that the essential character of their action surrounded their remuneration which is a matter governed by their collective agreement.