What laws relating to labour were passed in Alberta after WW II?
In
1947, Alberta passed its first comprehensive labour statute: the
Labour Act. The contents of the Act included
- creation
of a Board of Industrial Relations that could hear disputes between
employers and employees relating to terms and conditions of work;
- confirmation
that unions had the right to bargain collectively free of interference
from employers;
- declaration
that collective agreements were legally
binding;
- prohibition
of strikes during certain periods
of a conciliation and arbitration process, and also until a majority
of employees had voted in favour of a strike;
- exclusion
of certain employees from the law:
- managers
were not included as they could not bargain with themselves;
- those
who held confidential information relating to the bargaining
process were not included;
- many
professional occupations were not included as it was felt
to be unprofessional to take part in collective action for
personal gain;
- exclusion
of some groups of public employees from the right to strike.
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