Government of British Columbia v. Registered Psychiatric Nurses’ Association of B.C. et al.

[1978] 2 SCR 434 Court SCC Decision date 1978-03-01 English

PartiesThe Government of the Province of British Columbia represented by the Public Service Commission of British Columbia Appellant·The Registered Psychiatric Nurses’ Association of British Columbia and The Registered Nurses’ Association of British Columbia Respondents

Counsel (4)

J.M. Giles and M.E. Saunders, for the appellant.
R.E. Cocking, for the respondents.
Solicitors for the appellant: Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, Vancouver.
Solicitors for the respondents: McTaggart, Ellis & Co., Vancouver.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Labour law

Contents

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you, Mr. Cocking. We agree with the majority of the British Columbia Court of Appeal that the arbitration board did not commit a reversible error of law in its disposition of the matters referred to it. The appeal is accordingly dismissed with costs. The so-called cross-appeal is abandoned and there will be no order as to costs in respect thereto.

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Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, Vancouver.

Solicitors for the respondents: McTaggart, Ellis & Co., Vancouver.