Defending Employees' Rights Act (Certification of Trade Unions), 2013 Hillier, Randy — Bill 62 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 62, 40-2

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Bill 62, Defending Employees' Rights Act (Certification of Trade Unions), 2013

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Bill 62 2013

Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to increase the rights of members

of trade unions with respect to the certification of trade unions

Note:

This Act amends the Labour Relations Act, 1995 .

For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection

11 (2) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 is amended

by adding "or" at the end of clause (a), by striking out "or" at the end of

clause (

b) and by striking out clause (c).

(2) Subsection 11 (3) of the Act is amended by striking

out "or subsection 10 (2)" at the end.

(1) Subsection

128.1 (9) of the Act is amended by striking out "directed under clause (13)

(b)".

(2) Subsections 128.1 (12) and (13) of the Act are

repealed and the following substituted:

Board

shall direct representation vote

(12) If the Board is satisfied that at

least 40 per cent of the employees in the bargaining unit are members of the

trade union on the date the application is filed, it shall direct that a

representation vote be taken.

(3) Clause 128.1 (21) (

a) of the Act is amended by striking

out "(7), (12) or (13)" and substituting "(7) or (12)".

(4) Clause 128.1 (21) (

b) of the Act is amended by

striking out "or clause (13) (b)".

(5) Subsection 128.1 (23) of the Act is amended by

striking out "or clause (13) (b)" at the end.

(6) Clause 128.1 (24) (

b) of the Act is repealed.

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Defending Employees' Rights

Act (Certification of Trade Unions), 2013 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to

prohibit the Ontario Labour Relations Board from certifying a trade union as

the bargaining agent of the employees in a bargaining unit unless a

representation vote is held among the employees.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 1, 2013

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 1, 2013

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 62

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Labour Relations Act, 1995

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 62, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 62 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9d2503aac145c27fbcfa8cadde9920bfb835705f

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