Biography
Reg Pearson teaches PA8208 (Public Sector Union-Management Relations) in the MA program in Public Policy and Administration, and is affiliated to the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University.
Reg brings to his teaching a wealth of experience gained over a lengthy career as a senior public servant with the Government of Ontario. From 1998 until his retirement, he held the position of Director of Dispute Resolution Services, at the Ontario Ministry of Labour and was responsible for Mediation, Arbitration and Collective Bargaining Information Services. He was responsible for the second largest caseload for conciliation and mediation in North America.
Reg initially joined the Ontario Ministry of Labour in 1987 as a Mediator assisting Management and Labour in resolving problems relating to collective bargaining, grievance settlements and relationship building after serving as a full-time representative for the United Food and Commercial Workers. He left the Ministry in 1995 to work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a Senior Corporate Industrial and Talent Relations Officer responsible for the negotiation and management of the technical and security bargaining units across Canada.
Reg has been the lead neutral mediator for the Ministry of Labour and has been directly involved in the mediation of major agreements in virtually every sector of the province. This includes municipalities, school boards, universities, colleges, construction, manufacturing, gaming and the public service.
Reg Pearson was honoured to receive the Government of Ontario Amethyst Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2011.