Interpretation and Application
(1) In this Act,
“bargaining agent” means the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903; (“agent négociateur”)
“employees” means the employees of the employer who are represented by the bargaining agent; (“employés”)
“employer” means York University; (“employeur”)
“listed bargaining unit” means either of the following:
The bargaining unit referred to as Unit 1 in the collective agreement between the employer and the bargaining agent effective from March 31, 2015 to August 31, 2017 as described in Article 3 of that agreement which unit is composed of all part-time employees registered at York University as full-time graduate students and employed in teaching, demonstrating, tutoring or marking.
The bargaining unit referred to as Unit 3 in the collective agreement between the employer and the bargaining agent effective from March 31, 2015 to August 31, 2017 as described in Article 3 of that agreement which unit is composed of all graduate students registered as full-time at York University who are receiving financial assistance from or through the University and in connection with such assistance are employed in administrative, clerical and research work, save and except research assistants, supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, and persons for whom a trade union held bargaining rights at the date of application; (“unité de négociation désignée”)
“Minister” means the Minister of Labour; (“ministre”)
“new collective agreement”, when used with respect to a listed bargaining unit, means a collective agreement that,
applies to the employees in that unit, and
is executed after the day this Act receives Royal Assent or comes into force under subsection 21 (5); (“nouvelle convention collective”)
“parties”, when used in relation to a dispute, a dispute resolution proceeding dealing with the dispute or a new collective agreement, means the employer and the bargaining agent. (“parties”)
For the bargaining unit referred to as Unit 3 and described in paragraph 2 of the definition of “listed bargaining unit” in subsection (1),
for greater certainty, and as set out in the collective agreement between the employer and the bargaining agent effective from March 31, 2015 to August 31, 2017, graduate students registered as full-time at York University who receive financial assistance from or through York University for research or academic activities which are predominantly for the purposes of advancing the students’ progress towards fulfilment of their program and degree requirements are not in that bargaining unit; and
the reference to “date of application” in paragraph 2 of the definition of “listed bargaining unit” in subsection (1) has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the collective agreement between the employer and the bargaining agent effective from March 31, 2015 to August 31, 2017 in respect of that unit.
Expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Labour Relations Act, 1995, unless the context requires otherwise.
(1) This Act applies to the employer, the bargaining agent and the employees in a listed bargaining unit if the employer and the bargaining agent have not executed a collective agreement after August 31, 2017 and before the day this Act receives Royal Assent with respect to that unit.
Except as modified by this Act, the Labour Relations Act, 1995 applies to the employer, the bargaining agent and the employees.
In the event of a conflict between this Act and the Labour Relations Act, 1995, this Act prevails.
Strikes and Lock-outs
(1) As soon as this Act receives Royal Assent, the employer shall use all reasonable efforts to operate and continue to operate its undertakings, including any operations interrupted during any lock-out or strike that is in effect immediately before this Act receives Royal Assent.
As soon as this Act receives Royal Assent, the employer shall terminate any lock-out of employees that is in effect immediately before this Act receives Royal Assent.
As soon as this Act receives Royal Assent, the bargaining agent shall terminate any strike by employees that is in effect immediately before this Act receives Royal Assent.
As soon as this Act receives Royal Assent, each employee shall terminate any strike that is in effect before this Act receives Royal Assent and shall, without delay, resume the performance of the duties of his or her employment or shall continue performing them, as the case may be.
Subsection (4) does not preclude an employee from not reporting to work and performing his or her duties for reasons of health or by mutual consent of the employee and the employer.
(1) Subject to section 6, no employee shall strike and no person or trade union shall call or authorize or threaten to call or authorize a strike by any employees.
Subject to section 6, no officer, official or agent of a trade union shall counsel, procure, support or encourage a strike by any employees.
(1) Subject to section 6, the employer shall not lock out or threaten to lock out any employees.
Subject to section 6, no officer, official or agent of the employer shall counsel, procure, support or encourage a lock-out of any employees.
After a new collective agreement with respect to a listed bargaining unit is executed by the parties or comes into force under subsection 21 (5), the Labour Relations Act, 1995 governs the right of the employees in that unit to strike and the right of the employer to lock out those employees.
in the case of an individual, to a fine of not more than $2,000; and
in any other case, to a fine of not more than $25,000.
Each day of a contravention or failure to comply constitutes a separate offence.
Subsection 104 (3) and sections 105, 106 and 107 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 apply with necessary modifications with respect to an offence under this Act.
Until a new collective agreement with respect to a listed bargaining unit is executed by the parties or comes into force under subsection 21 (5), the terms and conditions of employment that applied with respect to the employees in that unit on the day before the first day on which it became lawful for any of those employees to strike continue to apply, unless the parties agree otherwise.
Dispute Resolution
If this Act applies to the employer and the bargaining agent in respect of a listed bargaining unit, the parties are deemed to have referred to a mediator-arbitrator, on the day this Act receives Royal Assent, all matters remaining in dispute between them with respect to the terms and conditions of employment of the employees in that unit.
(1) On or before the fifth day after this Act receives Royal Assent, the parties shall jointly appoint the mediator-arbitrator referred to in section 10 and shall forthwith notify the Minister of the name and address of the person appointed.
If the parties fail to notify the Minister as subsection (1) requires, the Minister shall forthwith appoint the mediator-arbitrator and notify the parties of the name and address of the person appointed.
If the parties notify the Minister that they agree that the mediator-arbitrator is unable or unwilling to perform his or her duties so as to make an award, the parties shall, on or before the fifth day after the notification, jointly appoint a new mediator-arbitrator and shall forthwith notify the Minister of the name and address of the person appointed.
If the Minister notifies the parties that in the Minister’s opinion the mediator-arbitrator is unable or unwilling to perform his or her duties so as to make an award, the parties shall, on or before the fifth day after the notification, jointly appoint a new mediator-arbitrator and shall forthwith notify the Minister of the name and address of the person appointed.
The Minister may appoint as a mediator-arbitrator a person who is, in the opinion of the Minister, qualified to act.
The Minister may delegate in writing to any person the Minister’s power to make an appointment under this section.
An appointment made under this section that purports to be signed by or on behalf of the Minister shall be received in evidence in any proceeding as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in it without proof of the signature or the position of the person appearing to have signed it.
(1) The mediator-arbitrator shall select the method of dispute resolution and shall notify the parties of the selection.
The mediator-arbitrator shall consider all methods of dispute resolution, including mediation-arbitration and mediation-final offer selection, and in his or her sole discretion shall select the method that he or she believes is the most appropriate method having regard to the nature of the dispute.
It is conclusively presumed that the appointment of a mediator-arbitrator made under section 11 is properly made, and no application shall be made to question the appointment or to prohibit or restrain any of the mediator-arbitrator’s proceedings, including the selection of a method of dispute resolution made under section 12.
(1) The mediator-arbitrator has exclusive jurisdiction to determine all matters that he or she considers necessary to conclude a new collective agreement.
The mediator-arbitrator remains seized of and may deal with all matters within his or her jurisdiction until the new collective agreement is executed by the parties or comes into force under subsection 21 (5).
The mediator-arbitrator may try to assist the parties to settle any matter that he or she considers necessary to conclude the new collective agreement.
As soon as possible after a mediator-arbitrator is appointed, but in any event no later than seven days after the appointment, the parties shall give the mediator-arbitrator written notice of the matters on which they reached agreement before the appointment.
The parties may at any time give the mediator-arbitrator written notice of matters on which they reach agreement after the appointment of a mediator-arbitrator.
(1) The mediator-arbitrator shall begin the dispute resolution proceeding within 30 days after being appointed and shall make all awards under this Act within 90 days after being appointed, unless the proceeding is terminated under subsection 20 (2).
The parties and the mediator-arbitrator may, by written agreement, extend a time period specified in subsection (1) either before or after it expires.
(1) The mediator-arbitrator shall determine the procedure for the selected method of dispute resolution but shall permit the parties to present evidence and make submissions.
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person who is the mediator-arbitrator for more than one dispute resolution proceeding under this Act may consolidate any of the proceedings or parts of the proceedings as he or she considers advisable.
Clauses 48 (12) (a) to (i) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 apply, with necessary modifications, to proceedings before the mediator-arbitrator and to his or her decisions.
The Arbitration Act, 1991 and the Statutory Powers Procedure Act do not apply to dispute resolution proceedings under this Act.
(1) An award by the mediator-arbitrator under this Act shall address all the matters to be dealt with in the new collective agreement with respect to the parties and a listed bargaining unit.
In making an award, the mediator-arbitrator shall take into consideration all factors that he or she considers relevant, including the following criteria:
The employer’s ability to pay in light of its fiscal situation.
The extent to which services may have to be reduced, in light of the award, if current funding and taxation levels are not increased.
The economic situation in Ontario and in the Greater Toronto Area.
A comparison, as between the employees and comparable employees in the public and private sectors, of the nature of the work performed and of the terms and conditions of employment.
The employer’s ability to attract and retain qualified employees.
The purposes of the Public Sector Dispute Resolution Act, 1997.
The mediator-arbitrator shall not include a provision in an award that prohibits the employer from discharging or disciplining an employee for just cause in respect of any activity that took place during the period that begins on the date on which a strike or lock-out in respect of the employee’s bargaining unit became lawful and ends on the date on which a new collective agreement is executed by the parties or comes into force under subsection 21 (5).
Any dispute between the parties concerning discharge or discipline in respect of activities that took place during the period described in subsection (3) shall be determined through the grievance procedure and arbitration procedure established in the new collective agreement.
The award may provide for the retroactive alteration of one or more terms and conditions of employment, to one or more dates after August 31, 2017, and may do so despite section 9.
The award of a mediator-arbitrator under this Act is final and binding on the parties and on the employees.
Each party shall pay one-half of the fees and expenses of the mediator-arbitrator.
If the parties execute a new collective agreement before an award is made, they shall notify the mediator-arbitrator of the fact and the mediation-arbitration proceeding is thereby terminated.
Execution of New Collective Agreement
(1) Within seven days after the mediator-arbitrator makes an award, the parties shall prepare and execute documents giving effect to the award.
The documents required by subsection (1) constitute the new collective agreement between the parties.
The mediator-arbitrator may extend the period referred to in subsection (1), but the extended period shall end no later than 30 days after the mediator-arbitrator made the award.
If the parties do not prepare and execute the documents as required under subsections (1) and (3), the mediator-arbitrator shall prepare the necessary documents and give them to the parties for execution.
If either party fails to execute the documents prepared by the mediator-arbitrator within seven days after receiving them, the documents come into force as though they had been executed by the parties and those documents constitute the new collective agreement between the parties.
22 This Act is repealed on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act).
Omitted (enacts short title of this Act).