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Essential services consultation : what we heard. Overview of the consultation process

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A January 2015 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada recognized a Charter-protected right to strike when collective agreement negotiations break down, while also acknowledging that many employees in the public sector provide essential services and the maintenance of these essential public services during a work stoppage is a proper concern for governments and public sector employers. In September 2015, Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour initiated a focused consultation process to gather feedback around an alternative approach to dispute resolution for those parts of the broad public sector subject to compulsory arbitration and not permitted to strike and lockout. This resource presents the results of this consultation.

Updated

March 1, 2016

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collective bargaining essential services labour relations prefessional associations public sector employees public sector employers right to strike

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Report
Extent

12 pages

Frequency

Once

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Publisher

Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour (2013-2016)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

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Date Created

2016-03-01

Date Added

2018-08-15T22:35:31.630892

Date Modified

2016-03-01

Date Issued

2016-03-01

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