Tag: union certification

Changes coming to union certification process for federally regulated employers

By Daniel Mayer May 17, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: May 17, 2015

by Daniel Mayer On June 16, important changes regarding union certification and decertification for federally regulated employers in Canada will come into effect. The federally regulated sector includes interprovincial and international transportation companies, airlines, railways, banks, and employees who work for the federal government.

Republicans Race to Preempt EFCA with the Secret Ballot Protection Act

By HR Hero Feb 26, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 26, 2009

Republicans renewed the fight to preserve secret-ballot elections in union organization campaigns on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 by introducing the Secret Ballot Protection Act (SBPA) in both houses of Congress. The SBPA is a counter to the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The Employee Free Choice Act has recently been the subject of many […]

Wal-Mart gets its first union contract

By Brian Smeenk, Fasken Aug 26, 2008 Northern Exposure

Updated: Aug 26, 2008

by Brian P. Smeenk Wal-Mart, which has until now apparently been union-free, has had a union contract imposed on it in Quebec. The contract covers an auto center, Tire & Lube Express, which is part of a store in Gatineau, near the Ontario border. The small group of about eight employees apparently received union certification […]