What is the state of the law on union representation in labour relations?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Shah v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 529, 2010 CanLII 81338 (SK LRB):
[89] Labour relations boards are generally reluctant to interfere with the right of a trade union to demand solidarity and compliance from its members, as long as the union acts within the bounds of the its constitution and applies same in accordance with the rules of natural justice. The content of the principles of natural justice is not rigid. It is variable, depending upon the nature of the dispute and the rights alleged to have been violated: See, Staniec, supra, and Ward v. Saskatchewan Government Employees’ Union, [1994] 4th Quarter Sask. Labour Rep. 94, LRB File No. 173-94. . . .
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