Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes
Newsletter.
Under section 54 of the B.C. Labour Relations Code (the
"Code"), if an employer introduces or
intends to introduce a measure, policy, practice or change that
affects the terms, conditions or security of employment of a
significant number of employees to whom a collective agreement
applies, the employer must provide notice to the trade union that
is party to the collective agreement at least 60 days before the
date on which the measure, policy, practice or change is to be
effected, and after notice has been provided, the employer and
trade union must meet, in good faith, and endeavour to develop an
adjustment plan.
The recent decision of the B.C. Labour Relations Board (the
"Board") in Tolko Industries Ltd.
-and- United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union,
Local No. 1-2017, 2024 BCLRB 3 reaffirms what it means to meet
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