20.1 (1) If the Minister has designated an employee bargaining agency for a specified round of collective bargaining under subsection 20 (3) or (12) or this subsection, the Minister shall, by regulation, make the same designation for the next round of collective bargaining, unless the Minister receives notice under subsection (2) or (3). 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Withdrawal of union from council (2) If a constituent trade union of a council of unions that was designated as an employee bargaining agency for a specified round of collective bargaining wishes to withdraw from that council for the next round of collective bargaining, it shall give the notice described in subsection (6) to, (a) the Minister; (b) every other constituent trade union that is a member of the same council of unions; and (c) every council of unions that has been designated as an employee bargaining agency. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Same (3) A constituent trade union that receives a notice under clause (2) (b) shall give the notice described in subsection (6) to the Minister and to every council of unions that has been designated as an employee bargaining agency. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Addition of union to council (4) If a council of unions that was designated as an employee bargaining agency for a specified round of collective bargaining wishes to include in its council, for the next round of collective bargaining, a trade union that was itself designated as an employee bargaining agency, it shall give, to the Minister and to every council of unions that has been designated as an employee bargaining agency, notice that includes the information that the Minister may, by regulation, specify. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Notice of change (5) The notices mentioned in subsections (2), (3) and (4) may only be given within the period specified by regulation. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Same (6) The notice required under subsection (2) or (3) shall include the following information: 1. The name of the council of unions of which the trade union was a constituent member in the last round of collective bargaining. 2. The expiry date of the collective agreement that applies to the trade union. 3. A list of the bargaining units that the trade union and its affiliated local trade unions, if any, represent. 4. An indication as to whether the trade union intends to be designated as an employee bargaining agency under subsection 20 (2) or (3), or whether it is, or intends to become, a constituent member of a council of unions that will request designation as an employee bargaining agency under subsection 20 (3). 5. The name of the council of unions that will accept the trade union as a constituent member for the next round of collective bargaining, if any. 6. If a name is provided under paragraph 5, i. information showing that the trade union has vested in the council of unions appropriate authority enabling the council to discharge the responsibilities of an employee bargaining agency, and ii. the expiry date of the collective agreements that apply to the trade unions in the council of unions. 7. Any other information that the Minister may, by regulation, specify. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Restriction (7) A trade union may only identify a council of unions under paragraph 5 of subsection (6) if the expiry dates identified under paragraph 2 and subparagraph 6 ii are the same. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. No employee bargaining agency (8) If a trade union gives notice under subsection (2) or (3) and, on the date specified by regulation, the trade union is not a constituent member of a council of unions designated as an employee bargaining agency and has not itself been designated as an employee bargaining agency for the next round of collective bargaining, subsections 20 (5) to (12) apply with necessary modifications. 2017, c. 3, s. 9. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 3, s. 9
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