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- Industrial Relations Act
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Current to 1 January 2024
Industrial Relations Act
INTERPRETATION
1
Definitions, interpretation and application
FREEDOM AND RIGHTS
2
Trade union and employers' organization
3
Employer and employee rights
4
Trade union activity
5
Interference, intimidation, discrimination
6
Freedom from coercion, voting rights, offences re collective agreement
7
Right not to participate in strike or lock-out
8
Provisions in collective agreement, discharge or discrmination against an employee
9
Union dues
ESTABLISHMENT OFBARGAINING RIGHTS
10
Certification of bargaining agent
11
Application for certification as bargaining agent
12
Joint applications for certification
13
Appropriate units
14
Representation vote
15
Pre-hearing representation vote
16
Determination of membership in trade union
17
Multiple employment by members of union
18
Void certifications
19
Certification of council of trade unions
20
Additional application for certification
EFFECT OF CERTIFICATION
21
Effect of certification
22
Application for amendment of certification
TERMINATION OF BARGAINING RIGHTS
23
Decertification – collective agreement
24
Decertification – notice, bargaining
25
Decertification – employees
26
Decertification – fraud
27
Decertification – trade union or council of trade unions
28
Decertification – effect
29
Disallowance of acts of trade union
30
Application for decertification
31
Dissolution of council of trade unions
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
32
Notice to commence collective bargaining – no collective agreement
33
Notice to commence collective bargaining – collective agreement in force
34
Collective bargaining
35
Alteration of rights during collective bargaining
36
Conciliation officer
36.1
Binding arbitration in the case of a first contract
37
Ratification of collective agreement
BARGAINING RIGHTS IN THECONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
38
Definitions
39
Interpretation
40
Application for certification
41
Collective bargaining
42
Decertification
43
Collective agreements in absence of employees
44
Employers’ organization – construction industry
45
Employers’ organization – unit of employers
46
Employers’ organization – application under section 44
47
Employers’ organization – effect of accreditation
48
Employers’ organization – collective agreement
49
Decertification of employers’ organization
50
Bargaining agent for employers’ organization
51
Duties of employers’ organizations
51.01
Common control or direction
51.1
Regulations regarding construction project and geographic area
51.11
Definitions
51.2
Major project advisory committee
51.21
Request for designation as major project
51.3
Bargaining unit
51.4
Notice requiring commencement of collective bargaining
51.5
Application for certification as bargaining agent
51.6
Interpretation
51.7
Employee participation in strike vote
51.8
Revocation of designation as major project
51.9
Exclusive jurisdiction of Board
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
52
Signing of collective agreement
53
Prohibition of strikes or lock-outs
54
Permissive provisions of collective agreement
55
Settlement of grievances
55.01
Request for referral to arbitrator
55.1
Technological change
56
Effect of collective agreements
57
Deemed provisions of collective agreements
SUCCESSOR RIGHTS
58
Transfer of union rights
59
Transfer of employers’ organization rights
60
Sale of employers’ business
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES
61
Conciliation Officer
62
Conciliation Board – appointment
63
Conciliation Board – substitutes
64
Conciliation Board – oath or affirmation
65
Conciliation Board – statement of Minister
66
Conciliation Board – procedure
67
Conciliation Board – powers
68
Conciliation Board – report
69
Conciliation Board – recommendations
70
Mediator
71
Mediation officer
72
Failure to report within time provided in Act
73
Arbitration proceeding
74
Eligibily re arbitrator, chairman or member of arbitration board, oath or affirmation of arbitrator
75
Award of arbitrator or arbitration board
76
Powers of arbitrator or arbitration board
76.1
Repealed
77
Decision of arbitrator or arbitration board
78
Powers of Court re arbitration
79
Agreement to be bound by award, award
80
Arbitration re firefighters and police officers
81
Non-application of Arbitration Act
81.1
Repealed
81.2
Repealed
82
Designated jurisdictional representative, tribunal
83
Direction re assignment of work
84
Notification to designated jurisdictional representative, settlement
85
Notification to tribunal, no complaint under subsection 83(1)
86
Appropriate jurisdictional tribunal
87
Interim order or direction
88
Judgment or order of Court
89
Altering bargaining unit or description of bargaining unit
90
Industrial Inquiry Commission
STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS
91
Prohibition of strikes or lock-outs
92
Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs during conciliation
93
Idem
94
Strike votes
95
Lock-out votes
96
Strike and lock-out votes
97
Notice of intention to strike or lock-out
98
Conduct and validity of votes
99
Deposit of ballots
100
Offence of inducing strike or lock-out
101
Decisions of employers’ organization
102
Determination of validity of strike or lock-out
103
Work stoppages for cause
104
Picketing
105
Grievances
VOTE ON OFFER
105.1
Vote on offer
ENFORCEMENT
106
Inquiry by Board
107
Idem
108
Inquiry by Minister
109
Offences respecting unlawful strike or lock-out
110
Offences for violation of sections 3 to 8, 50, 51 or 103.1
111
Offences for violation of orders and rulings
112
Offences by officers or agents
113
Consent of Board to prosecution
114
Action against trade union or employers’ organization
ADMINISTRATION
115
Administration of Act
116
Repealed
117
Repealed
118
Repealed
119
Repealed
120
Repealed
121
Procedure before Board
122
Repealed
123
Repealed
124
Appointment of Executive Committee
125
Duties and powers of Executive Committee
126
Powers of the Board
126.1
Repealed
127
Effect of decisions of Board in subsequent proceedings
128
Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Board
129
References to the Minister
130
Stated case to Court of Appeal
131
Privative clause
131.1
Repealed
132
Remuneration fees and expenses
133
Repealed
GENERAL
134
Service to process
135
Signatories to documents
136
Service of documents
137
Evidence
138
Disclosure of information
139
Required filings by unions and employer organizations
140
Irregularities
141
Disposal of fines and penalties
REGULATIONS
142
Regulations
TRANSITIONAL
143
Transitional provisions
LORNEVILLE AREA PROJECTSBARGAINING AUTHORITY
Repealed: 2006, c.2, s.1
144
Repealed
145
Repealed
145.1
Repealed
146
Repealed
147
Repealed
148
Repealed
149
Repealed
150
Repealed
151
Repealed
152
Repealed
153
Repealed
154
Repealed
155
Repealed
156
Repealed