In July, British Columbia’s government signed an agreement called the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with a group called the Allied Infrastructure and Related Construction Council (AIRCC), which represents many of BC’s building trade unions and their members. If …
This may seem like an odd question to ask however, many senior leaders do not know the answer. We regularly see the effects of this naiveté and it is distressing. Why and how is that that a functional …
One of the biggest news items dominating in Canada these days is the on-going trilateral negotiations between Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. It is a complex deal with many hurdles to overcome. One of the biggest from Canada’s …
In our practice, we are often asked to assist companies with collective bargaining. With a combined experience of negotiating over 140 agreements it is certainly something we can do. However, on several occasions we have had to walk …
On May 19, 1845 two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, set sail from Greenhithe, England under the command of Captain Sir John Franklin. The purpose of their expedition was to investigate and survey one of the …
In March 2018, Bishop Lionel Gendron, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote an open letter to Indigenous Canadians that “after carefully considering the request (for an apology) and extensive dialogue with the bishops of Canada, …
Under Canadian labour law employersare required to deduct dues for all employees covered under a collective agreement regardless of whether or not the individual wishes to join the union. This is true in both federal jurisdiction and most …
In the process of a company becoming unionized a union “organizes” employees by seeking support usually in the form of getting individuals to sign cards indicating they want to join the union. If the union gets enough cards …
In Canada a union must be “certified” by a Labour Relations Board to be the sole bargaining agent for a group of employees. The Board looks for two things when certifying a union to be the representative of …
Collective Agreements are contracts between the unions that represent employees and the companies that employ those people. Management essentially starts with the right to manage unilaterally without input from employees.With the exception of the various laws that govern …