LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bargaining Unit, Rand Formula, Sick Leave
27 Sep 2016
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Collective agreements are enforceable contracts between er and unions. Once negotiated: disputes will be resolved through a grievance process. Union responsible for defending ee rights and administering the collective agreement for them. Employees do not have individual rights to enforce agreement when alleged breach affects them. Ee has right to grieve but it is up to union to decide if to go to -> arbitration. Legislation sets a floor below which the parties cannot bargain: 1) prohibition of strikes and lockouts during agreements (s. 46) Agreeing to 5% bonus in exchange for peaceful time, no strikes or lockouts: 2) binding and final arbitration of disputes under the contract (s. 48) Cannot appeal to coa if you don"t like arbitration provision. Collective agreement will take consideration of arbitrators: 3) minimum 1-year term of agreement. Based on the language of the agreement, unions work hard to get the arbitration contract: 4) union recognized as exclusive bargaining agent (s. 45, 5) mandatory dues check off (s. 47)
