Two approaches for wrongfully dismissed unionized employees who can't be reinstated
Termination of employment has been referred to as the “capital punishment” of employment law - fully and finally bringing the employment relationship to an end. Where the employer is unionized, the collective agreement requires the employer to demonstrate that it had just cause to terminate, failing which an employer can be ordered to “reinstate,” or take back, the employee - often with damages for back pay/lost time.
