Acts and Regulations

I-4 - Industrial Relations Act

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Conduct and validity of votes
98(1)No trade union or council of trade unions, other than a trade union or council of trade unions that is entitled to bargain collectively under this Act, by virtue of certification or by virtue of being a party to a recognition agreement in respect to which the Minister has appointed a conciliation officer under subsection 36(6) or by virtue of being a party to a collective agreement, on behalf of a unit of employees, shall take or authorize a strike vote.
98(2)A trade union or council of trade unions shall not take a strike vote until after one of the conditions expressed in paragraph 91(2)(a), (b) or (c), whichever occurs first, is met.
98(3)An employer or employers’ organization shall not take a lock-out vote until after one of the conditions expressed in paragraph 91(2)(a), (b) or (c), whichever occurs first, is met.
98(4)No strike or lock-out, as the case may be, shall commence after the period of one year from the date of a vote or the date fixed for the return on a vote taken, as may be the case, under section 94 or 95.
98(5)Where a strike or lock-out is prohibited under subsection (4) it shall be deemed that the dispute no longer exists.
1971, c.9, s.99; 1987, c.6, s.43
Conduct and validity of votes
98(1)No trade union or council of trade unions, other than a trade union or council of trade unions that is entitled to bargain collectively under this Act, by virtue of certification or by virtue of being a party to a recognition agreement in respect to which the Minister has appointed a conciliation officer under subsection 36(6) or by virtue of being a party to a collective agreement, on behalf of a unit of employees, shall take or authorize a strike vote.
98(2)A trade union or council of trade unions shall not take a strike vote until after one of the conditions expressed in paragraph 91(2)(a), (b) or (c), whichever occurs first, is met.
98(3)An employer or employers’ organization shall not take a lock-out vote until after one of the conditions expressed in paragraph 91(2)(a), (b) or (c), whichever occurs first, is met.
98(4)No strike or lock-out, as the case may be, shall commence after the period of one year from the date of a vote or the date fixed for the return on a vote taken, as may be the case, under section 94 or 95.
98(5)Where a strike or lock-out is prohibited under subsection (4) it shall be deemed that the dispute no longer exists.
1971, c.9, s.99; 1987, c.6, s.43