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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 26 Mar 1943, p. 2

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v -"H1tlBl-l-"'"-"'-"'"'"'-ttl-. . Mach ad, C iHee A . Report Would Outlaw Company-Ruled Unions; l o I Says Employees May Choose Representatives 3 Creation of a labor court to tune.. power of the court itself to make "ion as a separate division of the rules .and regulations for the better Supreme Court of Ontario to handle graying out ot the purposes of the i the machinery of collective bargain- Section 27 of the report says: "The img, is one of the mNor features of Proceedings ot the. Labor Court the recommendations made by the may be held in camera and the labor committee which recently con- Lagerl Court le", sit at such time eluded 12 days of public hearings. 'l'd'.v"t?oc'r't'ii,,0e Judge of..the Court . . . to l _ ll' t The report containing the recom- No costs shall h: ")Ci,l,t,ctir", re- mendations in legislative. or draft spat-t of proceedings before the bill form, was brought before the court. and it is further provided Legislature yesterday. that the court shall not, be hound _ by precedent or by the technical Company dominated unions arc rules of evidence. outlawed in the report which de-! Several sections of the. POW" deal fines a collective bargaining agency with the responsibilities of manage- las "any trade union or other asso-'mem in 1?arrying tp.t. the provisions ;ciation which has bargaining €01-12: "ij'lla'i1i"i).fi/'gga,i.gigi; 'it $132123; flat-lively among its objects, but shall icollectively with the accredited rcp- 'not include any ouch union or asso~ , restmtative:s of a collenive bargain- iciation the administration. inanagc~img "Rom?" " is dr'1tytt.l, and mo ment or policy of which is deiiiiJr'TDmII y'ts.ryut .sptxcifirally that Ilo hated. cocrtwd, improperly assisted _discrimination mint be used against. or improperly influenced Its tho [an employee . m any 'mannei' employer in a") manner whether _"wholluw by dischargingr him from "hr way of financial aid m othcr-"y0.l?ymont oi otherwise by reason, 'disc" 10f. his membership iii connection The report recommends that eni- "uh a collective bargaining agency ployces be permitted to bargain col- i . . . no employer shall enter .Into ham"), with their dmpioserly,11.' contract. any of the provisions 'through representatives of their:0f wh.iclt bind a.n employee to fygo town choosing. and for that purpose am my)"; ')rov.idi?.d. by the Ctt't.. . ("may form, join. designate or gym i Coercion. intimidation. icsiraiiit iany collective bargaining agencyior improper influencc'on any cm- fand participate in the administra. ,lployee P.akos the cmpioycr Pubject Ition thereof." An employer is de. :to penalties under the act. . itined tt.s any person employing With-1 "Notwithstanding anything Hi this {in the Province 15 or more persons. at". an employer may suspend, 'Besponslbillties on Unions. 1ransfru, lay off or discharge any ' . o . , . . , . Certalin responsibilities are placed 1eloo,y?fhf"uog'tl"ieyplcs.uuicient 'll r'e %. no-' -.i , "; . -n. ..' , $10191,- '"1'?a/1(l,t0, 2t1)'.ci'e.'ec1oanrg'/i't faltlilexlhi: ii("'jig)iigtialig',i \ailimiiiri)t(ilal his ai,,'cnt: which yollfryts fetrs from :offense against any provision makes iii'i,il,1f1l_,rsc'el111,r, mg: '/1? "'9.tlic offender liable to a fine of 330 "sc' , . 1' _ It? a Ot' our all'urr and for a subsm ucnt offense to a' copy of its constitution. rules and ppnatiy not exccdding 81.000. Whom bylaws, and the PjP"". and ad- an employee has suffered loss _ dresses of its officers. l'hcy must .through an offense committed hy' also file with the Labor Court a' 'all employer. the person convicted least once a year a financial state-mm)- be ordered to reimburse the mf)1l; labor court is cmr, q 1:",'..rylo,.s,'tfr.l.r] a..d11ify to paying a - . . .. poll cred, tfiiie. Provision is also made lei pen- upon an application being made. to 'aiijps in ("8308 where an employ" asc't?rlaln what unit of employees is or a trade union refuses or fails to appropriate for the purpose of ('01. furnish or file with the labor courl 'lective bargaining and determine any informatio'n or document asked twilcillol' such unit shall be the em- for by the court. :ployer unit. craft unit, plant unit -_--- 1or a subdivision of any one of them, 'lt will be the function of the court [to discover what collective bargain. ing agency. if any, represents a ma- 'jority of the employees. The court iatso will set forth the terms upon led?, collective bargaining is granted. The labor court may revoke any certification of a collective bargain- ing agency. inspect employment .lists to find out what employees. in- icluding any person who in the opinion of the court was improper-' ly discharged. are entitled to vote, tend collect the records of a col-' lective bargaining agency to ascer-; tain the number of its members) . entitled to vote. The right of entry f linto the premises oi.any employer; . to learn such facts. is provided Ini the recommendations. f Allow No Appeal. 4 I There is no appeal from a de- .. . . icision of the labor court, .ano.ther _ 'section declares. The court is given exclusive jurisdiction to examine into, hear and determine all matters and questions arising under the proposed bargaining act, including authority to construe an agreement. Other matters within the scope of ' the court concern the definition of "employer" and "employee" and the o-__,.---------.------------

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