Bill 217 — Third Session, 20Th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 217 An Act To Amend the Labour Relations Act (Legislature 20, Session 3)

L20 S3 3434

Alberta — Bills

1985 BILL 217 Third Session, 20th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 217

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT MR. MARTIN First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent •MI-«\-As<>-w--i*^H.*»

Bid 217 Mr. Martin BILL217 1985

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT (Assented to , 1985) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: / The Labour Relations Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added at the end of

section 1(1)(a): or to the regulation of relations between an employer and employees. 3

Section 80(2) is struck out and the following is substituted:

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the parties to a collective agreement may at any time and as part of the collective agreement or otherwise agree to continue its operation in part or in full with or without changes, (

a) for a period less than one year, or (

b) for an unspecified period, until the commencement of a lawful strike or lockout. 4 The following is added at the end of

section 137(3):

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter L-1.1 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section l(l)(

a) presently reads: 1(1) In this Act, (a) ' 'bargain collectively'' and ' 'collective bargaining'' means to negotiate or negotiation with a view to the conclusion of a collective agreement or the revision or renewal of a collective agreement; 3

Section 80(2) presently reads:

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the parties to a collective agreement may before or after the agreement ceases to operate agree to continue its operation in part or in full, with or without changes, (

a) for any period less than one year, or (

b) for an unspecified period, while the parties bargain collectively. 4

Section 137(3) presently reads in part: 137(3) No employer or employers' organization and no person acting on behalf of an employer or employers' organization shall

(

i) where no collective agreement is in force, unilaterally change rates of pay, hours of work or other terms or conditions of employment of employees without bargaining collectively respecting the change with the trade union rep resenting the employees; (

j) where no collective agreement is in force and where a trade union has been certified or has been voluntarily rec ognized by the employer to represent a unit of employees, hire new employees on terms and conditions of employment except those in the collective agreement that was most recently in force. 5 This Act comes into force at a date to be fixed by Procla mation, and upon coming into force shall be deemed to have been in force at times on and after January 1, 1983.

5 Coming into force. Title: 1985 (20th, 3rd) Bill 217,

An Act to Amend the Labour Relations Act

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