A. Negotiations between an employer and the representatives of organized employees to determine the conditions of employment.
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Negotiations between an employer and the representatives of organized employees to determine the conditions of employment such as wages, hours, discipline, and fringe benefits.
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OTTAWA - In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada yesterday declared, for the first time, that collective bargaining rights are protected in the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court ruled on the B.C. government's introduction of a law in 2002 that effectively cancelled collective agreements for health-care workers and resulted in mass layoffs. The court gave the B.C. government, which imposed the law to cope with soaring health-care costs, a year to deal with the fallout of the decision before it takes effect. A majority of judges concluded several sections of the legislation violated Section 2 of the charter, which protects freedom of association. The 6-1 decision declared the protection doesn't cover all aspects of collective bargaining, does not "ensure a particular outcome" in labour disputes, and doesn't impact on the right to strike. National Post Peter O'Neil, CanWest News Service Saturday, June 09, 2007 Read more...