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GUIDE TO THE LABOUR BOARD
View PDF (Updated September 2019)
LABOUR BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE View PDF (Updated November 2023)
INFORMATION SHEETS:
(indexed by issue to Section of Trade Union Act)
The following policy and procedural statements issued by the Labour Board have been grouped according to Sections listed in the Trade Union Act. Each statement has been assigned a nine digit number which refers to the current numbered Section of the Act, the actual number of statements issued for the Section to date and the year of their issuance.
The Labour Board regularly issues reasoned decisions with its Orders. The reasoned decisions offer further explanation and background information on the way the Board interprets the provisions of the Act and Regulations.
I. Section 16 - Composition and Operation | ||
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1.1 | Board Composition | 016-001-095 |
1.2 | Procedural Ruling Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 016-002-098 |
1.3 | Procedural Ruling (Bias Ruling) CBRM | 016-003-098 |
1.4 | Procedural Ruling Can-Am (Ropak) | 016-004-098 |
1.6 | Policy Statement on Withdrawal/Dismissal Orders | 016-006-001 |
II. Section 23 - Certification | ||
1.1 | Hospital Bargaining Units - 1973 | 023-001-073 |
1.2 | Hospital Bargaining Units - 1981 (reaffirm) | 023-002-081 |
Bargaining Unit Amendment | 023-003-095 | |
1.3 | University Bargaining Units | 023-004-095 |
1.4 | Part-Time vs Casual Employees | 023-005-095 |
1.5 | Statutory Freeze | 023-006-095 |
1.6 | Certification | 023-007-095 |
1.7 | Interview Examination Process | |
III. Section 25 - Vote of Employees | ||
1.1 | Time Bars | 025-002-095 |
1.2 | Secret Ballot | 025-004-090 |
1.3 | 025-005-010 | |
IV. Section 28 - Amendments | ||
1.1 | Amendments | 028-001-095 |
1.2 | Interview Examination Process | |
V. Section 35 - Failure to Negotiate | ||
1.1 | Statutory Freeze | 035-001-095 |
VI. Section 53 - Unfair Labour Practice | ||
1.1 | Arbitration | 053-002-095 |
VII. Section 92 - Interpretation | ||
1.1 | WORK and the EMPLOYER in the Construction Industry | 092-001-001 |