dr_bar wrote:blues2cruise wrote:dr_bar wrote:That booklet came from the union or the employer???
Employer. The general consensus is that it belongs in the picket line porta potty.
Our union has recommended we reject it.
For some reason, I thought that communication between the employer and the employees was strictly though the union during a labour dispute. Presenting the offer to the employees and not the union was considered bargaining in bad faith, because the negotiating athority is in the hands of the union not the individual worker... I could be wrong though.
Anyone with knowledge of BC Labour Law please speak up if I'm wrong...
Don't know BC Labour Law...Under the US Labor Relations Act, the company cannot actively negotiate with represented employees, but can distribute information concerning any offer made to the Union. The key to that being that the offer being shown to the employees has to have been offered.
It is not uncommon for US companies to play games like distributing leaflets just minutes after officially notifying the unionof an offer. This seems benign enough other than the leaflets will invariably only focus on what the represented employees want, and not the parts of the deal that hurt them.
It is a very effective way of legally undermining the bargaining process....but there is also a thin line as to how far companies can get away with it before the labor board steps in.
Keep the faith Blues...if they are reaching out this early in the strike you guys stand a good chance of prevailing in the vast majority of your interests.
