Highway Workers Collective Bargaining Act (amended)

This Bill makes all terms and conditions of employment of highway workers subject to arbitration, instead of only those listed in the Schedule to the Highway Workers Collective Bargainng Act.

1 (1) Subsection 24(1) of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1997 (Second Session), the Highway Workers Collective Bargaining Act, is amended by striking out "and are arbitral terms and conditions of employment within the Schedule to this Act" in the fifth and sixth lines.

(2) Subsection 24(2) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "arbitrable" in the second line of clause (a), in the second line of clause (b) and in the second line of clause (c).

(3) Subsection 24(3) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "arbitrable items that are included within the Schedule to this Act and" in the third and fourth lines and substituting "items that are".

2 Clause 25(1)(b) of Chapter 1 is amended by

(a) striking out "arbitral terms and conditions of employment within the meaning of the Schedule to this Act" in the first, second and third lines of subclause (i) and substituting "terms and conditions of employment"; and

(b) striking out "arbitrable" in the first line of subclause (ii).

3 Clause 28(1)(b) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "arbitrable" in the first line.

4 Subsection 29(1) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "arbitrable" in the second and in the fourth lines.

5 Subsection 45(1) of and the Schedule to Chapter 1 are repealed.

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BILL NO. 140

(as introduced)