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BILL 84 - 1992: LABOUR RELATIONS CODE
Part 8 -- Arbitration Procedure
(b) the board considers that by reason of improper interference by the employer a representation vote is unlikely to disclose the true wishes of the employees.
39 (1) All voting directed by the board or by the chair under this Code and other votes held by a trade union or employers' organization of their respective members on a question of whether to strike or lock out, or whether to accept or ratify a proposed collective agreement, shall be by ballot cast in such a manner that the person expressing a choice cannot be identified with the choice expressed.
(3) If the minister consents to the application under subsection
(2) and the notice to terminate is served on the other party at least 3 months before the date on which the agreement is to be terminated, the agreement is terminated on that date.
52 (1) An extraprovincial company for which a trade union has been certified as bargaining agent for a unit of employees of that company shall, within 5 days of the certification,
(a) appoint a person resident in British Columbia with authority to bargain collectively,
(b) conclude a collective agreement with the trade union, and
(c) sign the agreement on behalf of the company.
Division 2 - Joint Consultation and Adjustment Plans
Strikes and lockouts prohibited during
Strikes and lockouts prohibited before
bargaining and vote
(iv) if a mediation officer has been appointed under section 74, 48 hours have elapsed from the time the trade union is informed by the associate chair that the mediation officer has reported to him or her, or from the time required under subparagraph
(iii) of this paragraph, whichever is longer.
(iv) if a mediation officer has been appointed under section 74, 48 hours have elapsed from the time the employers are informed by the associate chair that the mediation officer has reported to him or her, or from the time required under subparagraph
MEDIATION AND DISPUTES RESOLUTION
Jurisdiction of board to
decide certain questions
"employee" and in the definition of "strike" 2 (1) 26
1 (1) in the definition of
"teachers' union" 20 (2) 28 (1) 29 133 (1) (e)
6 (4), (5) and
(6) 6.1 (5)
This Bill will enact a new Labour Relations Code which will repeal and replace the Industrial Relations Act.
Part 1 contains the definitions and the purpose section of the Code. The purpose section has been placed near the front of the legislation to emphasize its importance to the administration of the Code. A provision for ongoing review of the Code is also provided in this Part.
Part 2 contains a revamped rights, duties and unfair labour practice part of the Code. Its main elements are directed towards safeguarding and highlighting employee, trade union and employer rights and obligations, and towards ensuring that problems that might arise on these matters are dealt with in a fair and expeditious manner by the board.
Part 3 contains the acquisition and termination of bargaining rights aspects of the Code. In this Part, a major change is the establishment of certification based on recognized membership support. Certification votes will be conducted when membership support is between 45% and 55%. Change has also been effected to the successorship, common employer and decertification sections of the legislation. In addition, this Part includes an amended provision which increases the access to collective bargaining for dependent contractors.
Part 4 contains the collective bargaining procedure sections of the Code. This Part includes sections respecting continuation of collective agreements, requiring joint union-management consultation on workplace adjustment matters, and substantially amended sections directed towards encouraging settlement of first contract disputes.
Part 5 deals with strikes, lockouts and picketing. The Code includes provisions for improving the current practices respecting the process of strike and lockout voting procedures and notice. The picketing section has been amended to provide the Labour Relations Board with discretion to deal with problems arising in a common site situation. A section has been added prohibiting the use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout.
Part 6 contains the essential services sections of the Code. Essential services are services relating to the health, safety or welfare of the residents of the Province. Where the designation process has been commenced prior to the start of a strike or lockout, job action is not permitted until appropriate levels of essential services are in place. The Part introduces a revamped procedure for establishing necessary levels of essential services which utilizes the knowledge and expertise of the parties to the dispute in question, but in a more expedited fashion.
Part 7 contains sections respecting mediation and disputes resolution. The Part provides an enhanced role for mediation in the collective bargaining process. Necessary interventions would, to a large extent, be left to the discretion of the minister.
Part 8 provides for enhanced arbitration procedures. Although many of the sections parallel features contained within Part 6 of the previous Act, a new expedited arbitration process, and an Arbitration Bureau within the Ministry of Labour and Consumer Services are included to deal with time delays in the settlement of mid-contract disputes.
Part 9 provides for the continuation of the Industrial Relations Council as the Labour Relations Board. Key sections within this Part include an onus on the board to disclose investigative reports and are vamped reconsideration process intended to speed final resolution of applications to the board.
Part 10 contains miscellaneous sections.
Part 11 provides for the transition from the Industrial Relations Act to the new Labour Relations Code.