LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Positio, Collective Agreement, Picketing
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Once certified, the union must give notice to bargain to the employer (s. 16). Why this formality: to e(cid:374)sure that they"re i(cid:374)for(cid:373)ed. Usually negotiation takes place between a single employer and a single union and yields a single collective agreement; simplifies the process. Research -> three main sources of data are settlement information, sample contract clauses, and inflation statistics. > surveillance influence; ensures that it is objective and does not influence any of the groups. Settlements are most likely to take place right at the strike deadline. Votes (e. g. for possible strike or a final offer vote) Employer can require the union to take a final offer vote, if employer believes that the union does not refle(cid:272)t the (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s of the (cid:449)orkers (cid:449)he(cid:374) it reje(cid:272)ts the e(cid:373)ployer"s offer (cid:894)s. (cid:1008)(cid:1006)(cid:895) The final offer must conclusively deal with all matters in dispute between the parties. An application for a final offer vote is made to the ministry of labour.