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Saskatchewan - Proposed Amendments to the Trade Union Act Passed

By Yosie Saint-Cyr, editor at HRinfodesk---Canadian Payroll and Employment Law, Updated May 2005 (posted November/December 2004)


On May 25, 2005, the government passed Bill 87, The Trade Union Amendment Act, 2004. The Bill is now awaiting Royal Assent and a date to come into force. Employees and employers now have a mechanism to ensure first collective greements are settled in a timely fashion. On November 19, 2004, amendments were introduced to the Trade Union Act that require unions and employers to commence bargaining within 20 days of the certification of a new bargaining unit. As well, either party may apply to the Labour Relations Board for assistance in concluding a first collective agreement if 90 days has passed since the Board has certified the new bargaining unit.

"We all know collective bargaining can be a long and difficult process, but it can be especially difficult for a newly certified workplace negotiating a first contract," Labour Minister Deb Higgins said in a press release. "These amendments will mean more timely settlements with less disruption in the workplace – and that's good for everyone involved."

Additional amendments will streamline the work of the Labour Relations Board by:

Allowing members of the Board to complete their active cases even though their appointments have expired;

Allowing the chair and vice-chairs of the Board to sit alone to hear applications respecting duty of fair representation; and

Clarifying the procedural powers and duties of the Board

For more information, read the full text of Bill 87.


By Yosie Saint-Cyr, Editor at HRinfodesk

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