What is a no board report?
“No Board” Report: Where a Conciliation Officer concludes that a union and an employer are unready to conclude a collective agreement, the Officer may recommend to the Minister of Labour that a Board of Conciliation be established.
When a notice to bargain has been given which of the following happens?
Once notice to bargain has been given, unless the parties otherwise agree, wage rates, benefits, working conditions, and other rights must remain the same until a collective agreement has been concluded or the parties are in a strike or lock-out position. 10.
What happens when a collective agreement expires Ontario?
Strike vote For parties with a collective agreement, no legal strike may occur unless the vote is held 30 days or less before the agreement expires or at any time after the agreement expires. More than 50 per cent of those voting must vote in favour of the strike for employees to engage in a legal strike.
What happens if a union contract is not ratified?
After a tentative agreement is put together, it goes to local union members for ratification, which is by a majority vote. These votes take place at ratification meetings. If it is not ratified, the contract is renegotiated until it is. At times, a strike may ensue if the two parties are too far apart.
How long do union negotiations take?
Often times when negotiations drag on for more than a year and employees do not perceive they are getting value from their representation, they file a petition with the NLRB to remove the union before a labor contract is finalized. This makes the 409 day average time for a first agreement even more interesting.
How much notice does a union have to give for strike action?
seven days
For all industrial action, whether or not the ballot took place before or after 1 March 2017, 14 days’ notice must be provided to all relevant employers (any who employ members who will be called upon to take action) before industrial action can begin, unless the employer(s) and union agree to seven days’ notice.
What the board might consider as bad faith bargaining?
Withholding relevant information: Failure to provide a union with information relevant to negotiations may be seen as bargaining in bad faith. Examples might include a planned layoff or closure of a department. An employer’s silence means the union cannot negotiate larger severance or pension benefits.
What is a statutory freeze?
The statutory freezes places some restrictions on altering the rates of pay, a term or condition of employment, or a right or privilege of any employee until the freeze is over.
When a collective agreement is not being upheld what happens?
If, during negotiations, the employer and the union cannot agree on the terms of a collective agreement, either the employer or the union may ask the Minister of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer. This officer will then try to help the parties reach an agreement. 5.
What are some examples of bad faith bargaining?
Engage in bad-faith, surface, or piecemeal bargaining. Refuse to furnish information the union requests that is relevant to the bargaining process or to the employees’ terms or conditions of employment. Refuse to sign a writing that incorporates a collective-bargaining agreement you have reached with the union.
What is a freeze violation?
59 of Quebec’s Labour Code, which prohibits employers from changing employees’ conditions of employment while a collective agreement is being negotiated; this is often referred to as a “statutory freeze”.
What is a statutory freeze in Labour relations?
Québec’s Labour Code provides that an employer may not unilaterally (i.e. without the union’s consent) alter employees’ terms and conditions of employment once a union is certified as their bargaining agent, until certain pre-conditions are met. This is colloquially referred to as the statutory “freeze”.