If the coalition's cuts prove disastrous for the economy or
public services Labour may well win by default whatever the new leader does.
Our Government will amend
the Public Service Labour Relations Act to ensure that the Public Service is affordable, modern and high - performing.
And for those of us who come under
the Public Service Labour Relations Act, a minority of bargaining unit members can decertify a union: a 55 % vote of the unit would be required to keep the union in place.
In the recent
Public Service Labour Relations Board decision Chatfield v. Deputy Head (Correctional Service Canada) the termination of a corrections officer was upheld after her social media posts showed that she had lied to her employer concerning a recent bereavement leave.
It's pretty clear that sections 1 and 15 of the Public Service Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 385 (CanLII) exclude Queen's Counsel from the definition of «employee» in that act and, consequently, from the definition of «employee» in
the Public Service Labour Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 388 (CanLII).
He was a vice-chair of
the Public Service Labour Relations Board until 2011.
Kane v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. 2012 SCC 64 Labour Law —
Public service labour relations — Public service integrity — Abuse of authority (incl.
The Bill, adopted by the Liberals and amending the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act,
the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act, strikes down the new rules that had been imposed on trade unions by the previous government.
This case was decided under the federal
Public Service Labour Relations Act and federal privacy legislation.
The federal government has moved one step closer to making good on its promise earlier this year to restore the pre-2013
public service labour relations regime.
Global Workplace Insider Back to the Future for Federal
Public Service Labour Relations Regime?
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal that overturned a determination of
the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (the «PSLREB») that not compensating employees for on - call hours violated section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the «Charter»).
Part - time member, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (2012 - 2016) Vice-chair, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (2011 - 2012) Vice-chair,
Public Service Labour Relations Board (2005 - 2011) Member, Public Service Staff Relations Board (2002 - 2005) Counsel, Department of Justice (1997 - 98; 2000 - 2002) Executive Director, Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (1998 - 2000) Research Officer, Social Science Employees Association (1993 - 1997) Associate, Nelligan Power (1992 - 1993)
The applicant's union withdrew her grievances from
the Public Service Labour Relations Board on the basis that they were non-adjudicable.
Mr. Petrie was keenly interested in the procedural fairness issue but, strategically, the best outcome for Mr. Dunsmuir was a determination that
the Public Service Labour Relations Act provided substantive rights permitting review of his dismissal.
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Accordingly, he did not meet the definition of an «employee» under
the Public Service Labour Relations Act and, arguably, did not have the right to grieve.
This was a way of avoiding the definition of employee under
the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
In this case, the primary legal issue Mr. Petrie identified was a change to
the Public Service Labour Relations Act in New Brunswick which he thought provided an opportunity for non-unionized civil servants.
In Canada (Attorney General) v. Bodnar, the employer sought judicial review of a decision of
the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (Board) in which the Board held that the inclusion of disability - related absences and absences taken for the purposes of family caregiver leave in an attendance management policy was discriminatory.
Bernard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 13 (34819)
The Public Service Labour Relations Board's conclusion that an employer was required to provide home contact information to a union to carry out its representational duties, is reasonable.
He was a vice-chair of
the Public Service Labour Relations Board until 2011 and is currently a vice-chair with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
In a recent case before
Public Service Labour Relations Board, a party to the proceeding insisted on taping the hearing.
In a story with a long and tortured history,
the Public Service Labour Relations Board had determined that the government had to provide home contact information of bargaining unit members to the union.
He is a former vice-chair of the federal
Public Service Labour Relations Board.
A member of the Board shall not be employed in the public service within the meaning of
the Public Service Labour Relations Act during the member's term of office.
It is important to remember that this case concerned the adjudication of a labour grievance by
the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board.
Those were the questions that
Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board member Augustus Richardson was asked to answer in the case of Flatt v Treasury Board (Department of Industry), 2014 PSLREB 2 (CanLII).
In the column I wrote: In a recent case before
Public Service Labour Relations Board, a party to the proceeding insisted on taping the hearing.
A decision of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) not to investigate a human rights complaint that had been the subject of grievances under
the Public Service Labour Relations Act has been overturned on judicial review.
[1] In this appeal, we must decide whether excluding members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police («RCMP») from collective bargaining under
the Public Service Labour Relations Act, enacted by the Public Service Modernization Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, s. 2 («PSLRA»), and imposing a non-unionized labour relations regime violates the guarantee of freedom of association in s. 2 (d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In the first case, Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada, a 6 - 1 majority struck down provisions that excluded RCMP officers from
the Public Service Labour Relations Act, which in effect imposed a management - controlled labour - relations regime on RCMP officers.
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Not exact matches
The prime minister also claimed that cuts to
public services begun under the leadership of former
Labour PM Tony Blair and involved «governments of all colours, councils of all political persuasions».
His «Common Sense Revolution» in the 1990s slashed spending and pushed ahead with controversial changes to
public services that sparked widespread
labour unrest and sometimes violent demonstrations.
Britain began outsourcing
public services in the late 1980s under Margaret Thatcher and enjoyed a boom period under
Labour's Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Some other
labour organizations have followed suit, including Toronto CUPE locals which, in the wake of a privatization drive by Mayor Rob Ford, have run several hearts - and - minds campaigns depicting individual city employees talking about the
public services they deliver.
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In addition to the normal representation of regional and linguistic interests, the commission included members from business,
labour, the co-operative movement, the legal and academic communities, the
public service and all 3 national political parties.
«
Public service unions bring
labour appeal to Parliament — but miss the deadline,» screams the headline in the Ottawa Citizen, as though we'd all slept in.
Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of
Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.&
Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving
labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.&
labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in
public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»
The letter echoes the demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable
labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection of
public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate in the
public's interest.
Canadians also highlighted concerns around digital rights, corporate overreach, democratic accountability, healthcare and
public services, the environment,
labour issues, and the economy as reasons they opposed the deal.
The Canada and Quebec delegation included representatives from Common Frontiers, the Council of Canadians, Réseau Québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC), the Canadian
Labour Congress, Unifor, the Canadian Union of
Public and General Employees (CUPE) National, the United Steelworkers,
Public Service Alliance of Canada, BC Teachers Federation, Fonds de solidarité (FTQ), Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Centro international de solidarité ouvrière (CiSO), the National Farmers Union, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, many of which are member organizations of the TJN.
This event is made possible by the generous support from: Canadian
Labour Congress, Canadian Union of
Public and General Employees (CUPE), Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Communications Workers of America (CWA) Canada, National Union of
Public and General Employees (NUPGE), People's Social Forum,
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Unifor, the United Steelworkers (USW), and Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC)
Bill 4: An Act to Implement a Supreme Court Ruling Governing Essential
Services introduced by
Labour Minister Christina Gray lifted the ban on strikes by all
public sector employees in response to a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in 2015.
He served 11 years as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Bankers Association and prior to that he spent 25 years in the federal
public service and was Deputy Minister of Labour, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food
service and was Deputy Minister of
Labour, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence
Service and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food
Service and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada.