Description: The chief executive officer of Air Canada is pleading with the airline’s pilots to accept a collective agreement the airline says is required to create a low-cost carrier. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: 05/08/2011 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/air-canada-head-pitches-pact-to-pilots/article2014479/ Related links: Earlier story Air Canada Air Canada Pilots Association Questions for discussion: Why would this new… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Chapter 8 – The Collective Bargaining Process
Supreme Court restricts farm workers’ bargaining rights
Description: In a complex judgement, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an Ontario law that limits the bargaining rights of farm workers. The court ruled that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives workers the right to bargain with their employers, but that “it does not guarantee a legislated dispute resolution mechanism in the… Read more »
B.C. court rules teachers’ bargaining law unconstitutional
Description: The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that the B.C. government violated teachers’ Charter rights in 2002 when it passed a law that removed clauses that included limits on class size from the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s collective agreement. Source: The Vancouver Sun Date: 04/14/2011 Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Teachers+regain+right+bargain+class+size/4613527/story.html Questions for discussion: Which Charter rights did the court… Read more »
