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P-25 - Public Service Labour Relations Act

Section 44.1
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Order for purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1
44.1(1)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or any provision in the regulations under this Act or in a collective agreement, where collective bargaining has not commenced and the parties have agreed that the bargaining agent may bargain collectively on behalf of more than one bargaining unit with a view to the conclusion, renewal or revision of a single collective agreement applicable to all of those bargaining units, the bargaining agent may, within the time limits established under subsection (2), apply in writing to the Board, with notice in writing to the employer, for an order that the bargaining units be deemed to be one bargaining unit for the purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1.
44.1(2)An application under subsection (1) may be made
(a) if the bargaining agent gives the notice to bargain collectively under section 44, on the same day as that notice is given, or
(b) if the employer gives the notice to bargain collectively under section 44, within twenty days after that notice is given.
44.1(3)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or any provision in the regulations under this Act or in a collective agreement, where, before the commencement of this subsection, a notice to bargain collectively has been given under section 44 and the parties have agreed that the bargaining agent may bargain collectively on behalf of more than one bargaining unit with a view to the conclusion, renewal or revision of a single collective agreement applicable to all of those bargaining units, the bargaining agent may, within twenty days after the commencement of this subsection, apply in writing to the Board, with notice in writing to the employer, for an order that the bargaining units be deemed to be one bargaining unit for the purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1.
44.1(4)The Board may require the bargaining agent making an application under subsection (1) or (3) to file such information as the Board considers advisable, in such form and manner and within such time as the Board considers advisable.
44.1(5)If the Board is satisfied that the bargaining agent has been certified by the Board as the bargaining agent for each of the bargaining units, the certification has not been revoked and the parties have agreed that a single collective agreement will apply to all of those bargaining units, the Board shall, within twenty days after the notice to bargain collectively is given under section 44, make the order applied for under subsection (1) and give notice of the order to the employer.
44.1(6)If the Board is satisfied that the bargaining agent has been certified by the Board as the bargaining agent for each of the bargaining units, the certification has not been revoked and the parties have agreed that a single collective agreement will apply to all of those bargaining units, the Board shall, within twenty days after the application is made under subsection (3), make the order applied for under subsection (3) and give notice of the order to the employer.
44.1(7)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or any provision in the regulations under this Act or in a collective agreement, when the Board makes an order under this section, the bargaining units are deemed to be one bargaining unit for the purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1.
1996, c.68, s.3
Order for purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1
44.1(1)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or any provision in the regulations under this Act or in a collective agreement, where collective bargaining has not commenced and the parties have agreed that the bargaining agent may bargain collectively on behalf of more than one bargaining unit with a view to the conclusion, renewal or revision of a single collective agreement applicable to all of those bargaining units, the bargaining agent may, within the time limits established under subsection (2), apply in writing to the Board, with notice in writing to the employer, for an order that the bargaining units be deemed to be one bargaining unit for the purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1.
44.1(2)An application under subsection (1) may be made
(a) if the bargaining agent gives the notice to bargain collectively under section 44, on the same day as that notice is given, or
(b) if the employer gives the notice to bargain collectively under section 44, within twenty days after that notice is given.
44.1(3)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or any provision in the regulations under this Act or in a collective agreement, where, before the commencement of this subsection, a notice to bargain collectively has been given under section 44 and the parties have agreed that the bargaining agent may bargain collectively on behalf of more than one bargaining unit with a view to the conclusion, renewal or revision of a single collective agreement applicable to all of those bargaining units, the bargaining agent may, within twenty days after the commencement of this subsection, apply in writing to the Board, with notice in writing to the employer, for an order that the bargaining units be deemed to be one bargaining unit for the purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1.
44.1(4)The Board may require the bargaining agent making an application under subsection (1) or (3) to file such information as the Board considers advisable, in such form and manner and within such time as the Board considers advisable.
44.1(5)If the Board is satisfied that the bargaining agent has been certified by the Board as the bargaining agent for each of the bargaining units, the certification has not been revoked and the parties have agreed that a single collective agreement will apply to all of those bargaining units, the Board shall, within twenty days after the notice to bargain collectively is given under section 44, make the order applied for under subsection (1) and give notice of the order to the employer.
44.1(6)If the Board is satisfied that the bargaining agent has been certified by the Board as the bargaining agent for each of the bargaining units, the certification has not been revoked and the parties have agreed that a single collective agreement will apply to all of those bargaining units, the Board shall, within twenty days after the application is made under subsection (3), make the order applied for under subsection (3) and give notice of the order to the employer.
44.1(7)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or any provision in the regulations under this Act or in a collective agreement, when the Board makes an order under this section, the bargaining units are deemed to be one bargaining unit for the purposes of sections 75, 76, 77 and 77.1.
1996, c.68, s.3