Notice of intention to strike or lock-out
97(1)Where a vote taken pursuant to section 94 is in favour of a strike, no employee shall strike until the employer has been given written notice by the trade union or council of trade unions that the employees intend to strike and twenty-four hours have elapsed from the time such notice was given.
97(2)Where a vote taken pursuant to section 95 is in favour of a lock-out, no employer shall lock-out his employees until the trade union or council of trade unions has been given written notice by the employer or employers’ organization that the employer or employers’ organization intends to lock-out his or their employees and twenty-four hours have elapsed from the time such notice was given.
97(3)Where an employer is not subject to subsection (2), the employer shall not lock-out his employees until the trade union or council of trade unions has been given written notice by the employer that the employer intends to lock-out his employees and twenty-four hours have elapsed from the time such notice was given.
(a)
a notice has been given under subsection (1) but is not acted upon, and
(b)
the employer has given written notice to the trade union or council of trade unions that he requires a further notice period of up to twenty-four hours for the purpose of undertaking an orderly shutdown of his operations,
no employee shall strike until such further notice has been given and the notice period has elapsed; and, if a strike does not occur within six hours after that elapsed time, no employee shall strike until a further similar notice is given.
1971, c.9, s.98; 1982, c.31, s.4