Case No 2324 (Canada) - Complaint date: 06-FEB-04

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), on behalf of the BC Government and Services Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the Health Sciences Association of British Columbia (HSABC) supported by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Public Services International (PSI)

Allegations

The complainant organization alleges that the Government of British Columbia has adopted a law (Bill 94) which nullifies any clauses of collective agreements in the health sector that restrict or regulate the employer’s ability to contract out. The complainant also criticizes the adoption of a law (Bill 18) which allows private contractors to override contracting-out provisions contained in existing collective agreements, and of a back-to-work legislation (Bill 95) putting an end to a legal strike of its members in the newly privatized BC Ferry Corporation

Case No 2324 (Canada) - Complaint date: 06-FEB-04

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), on behalf of the BC Government and Services Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the Health Sciences Association of British Columbia (HSABC) supported by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Public Services International (PSI)

Allegations

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