MHR 520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: William Lyon Mackenzie King, National Labor Relations Act, Canada Labour Code
8 May 2019
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The purposes of trade unions were no longer deemed to be unlawful, and peaceful picketing was permitted. Although the act permitted unionisation, it did not require employers to recognise unions as exclusive bargaining agents, and employers were legally free to punish workers for belonging to unions. This act provided for the appointment of conciliation boards by the minister of labour, but compliance was voluntary. It provided for the appointment of a three-person board of conciliation, and strikes and lockouts were prohibited until the board"s report was handed down. Parties were required to submit outstanding disputes to a tripartite conciliation boardfor investigation and recommendation before a strike or lockout could become legal. 1935 the national labour relations act (known as the wagner act) was promulgated in the u. s. The single biggest influence on canadian labour legislation is possibly the 1935 u. s. national labor. Relations act" (nlra or the wagner act named after senator wagner who presented the legislation).
