GUIDE TO THE LABOUR RELATIONS CODE
Province of British Columbia

Section 1                      Definitions

Section 2                      Duties under the Code

Section 3                      Continuing review of the Code

Part 2 - Rights, Duties and Unfair Labour Practices

Section 4(1)                 Freedom of employees to belong to a union

Section 4(2)                 Freedom of employers to be members of an employers' organization

Section 5                      Unfair labour practices of employers against employees exercising their rights under the Code

Section 6                      Unfair labour practices of employers against membership in unions

Section 7                      Limitations on activities of trade unions

Section 8                      Right to communicate

Section 9                      Prohibition on coercion or intimidation

Section 10                    Application of principles of natural justice to internal union affairs

Section 11                    Duty to bargain in good faith

Section 12                    Duty of fair representation required of unions and employers' organizations to their members

Section 13                    Labour Relations Board procedures for duty of fair representation complaints

Section 14                    Inquiry process and remedies regarding unfair labour practices

Section 15                   Right to include provisions requiring union membership in a collective agreement

Section 16                    Form of assignment for deduction of wages for union fees and dues

Section 17                    Exemption from union membership on grounds of religious objections

Part 3 - Acquisition and Termination of Bargaining Rights

Division 1 - Acquisition of Bargaining Rights

Sections 18 - 32           Procedures and conditions necessary for a union to obtain certification

Division 2 - Revocation of Bargaining Rights

Section 33                    Cancellation of certification

Section 34                    Cancellation of voluntarily recognized bargaining rights

Division 3 - Successor Rights and Obligations

Section 35                    Successor employers' rights and obligations

Section 36                    Application of successorship to transfers from federal to provincial jurisdiction

Section 37                    Mergers or amalgamations of unions

Section 38                    Several businesses treated as one employer by the Labour Relations Board

Division 4 - Voting

Sections 39 - 40           Votes by secret ballot

Division 5 - Councils of Trade Unions

Sections 41 - 42           Councils of unions

Division 6 - Employers' Organizations

Sections 43 - 44           Accredited employers' organizations

Part 4 - Collective Bargaining Procedures

Division 1 - General

Section 45                    Notice to bargain collectively

Section 46                    Notice before expiry of agreement

Section 47                    Commencement of collective bargaining

Sections 48 - 49           Collective agreement binds union and employer

Section 50                    Term of collective agreement

Section 51                    Copies of agreement to be filed with the Labour Relations Board

Section 52                    Appointment of local representative by extra-provincial companies

Division 2 - Joint Consultation and Adjustment Plans

Section 53                    Consultation committee to be established by the union and employer

Section 54                    Adjustment plans

Division 3 - First Collective Agreement

Section 55                    Process to resolve a first collective agreement

Part 5 - Strikes, Lockout and Picketing

Section 56                    Definition of "perishable property"

Sections 57 - 58           Strikes and lockouts prohibited during the term of a collective agreement

Section 59                    Strikes and lockouts prohibited before bargaining and strike votes

Sections 60 - 61           Preconditions for strikes or lockouts

Section 62                    Continuation of health and welfare benefits during a strike or lockout     

Section 63                    Right of employer to discontinue business and right of employees to refuse work because of danger to safety or health

Section 64                    Right of union to communicate information without picketing

Sections 65 - 67           Picketing

Section 68                    Prohibition on use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout

Section 69                    Permitted job action during a labour dispute

Section 70                    Declaratory opinions

Section 71                    Right of the Labour Relations Board to refuse to make an order

Part 6 - Essential Services

Section 72 - 73            Designation and return to work in essential services disputes

Part 7 - Mediation and Disputes Resolution

Division 1 - Mediation and Fact Finding

Section 74                    Appointment of mediation officers

Section 75                    Notification of Labour Relations Board of a strike or lockout

Section 76                    Special mediator

Section 77                    Fact finding

Section 78                    Last offer votes

Division 2 - Commissions and Councils

Section 79                    Appointment of industrial inquiry commissions

Section 80                    Appointment of industry advisory councils

Part 8 - Arbitration Procedures

Division 1 - Definitions and Purpose

Section 81                    Definitions

Section 82                    Purposes of arbitration provisions

Division 2 - Collective Agreement Arbitration Bureau

Section 83                    Establishment of the Collective Agreement Arbitration Bureau

Division 3 - Collective Agreement Provisions

Section 84                    Requirement for arbitration provisions in collective agreement

Section 85                    Role of Minister regarding unworkable or inadequate arbitration provisions

Section 86                    Role of Bureau regarding arbitration board appointments

Section 87                    Referral of grievance to settlement officer

Section 88                    Action by Labour Relations Board in situations of industrial unrest

Section 89                    Authority of arbitration board

Section 90                    Fees and costs of arbitration

Section 91                    Delay by arbitration board

Sections 92 - 98           Powers of arbitration board

Section 99                    Appeal jurisdiction of the Labour Relations Board

Section 100                  Appeal jurisdiction of Court of Appeal

Section 101                  Finality of decision of arbitration board

Section 102                  Enforcement of arbitration award

Division 4 - Expedited arbitration

Section 104                  Expedited arbitration process

Section 105                  Expedited mediation-arbitration process

Division 5 - Special officer

Sections 106 - 112       Appointment and powers of special officer

Section 113                  Notification to the Labour Relations Board of appointment of a special officer by the Minister               

Section 114                  Application of other provisions in Part 8

Part 9 - Labour Relations Board

Sections 115 - 132       Establishment, composition, powers and procedures of the Board

Section 133                  Hearing of complaints and remedies for breaches of the Code

Section 134                  Power to attach conditions to an order

Section 135                  Filing of a Board order in Supreme Court

Sections 136 - 139       Defining the jurisdiction of the Board

Section 140                  General powers of the Board

Section 141                  Reconsideration of Board decisions

Section 142                  Variance and cancellation of certifications or accreditations                                           

Section 143                  Power of the Board to give declaratory opinions

Part 10 - Miscellaneous

Sections 144 - 159       Miscellaneous provisions including penalty for failure to observe Board order (section 158).

Part 11 - Transitional and Consequential Provisions

Sections 160                Transition from the Industrial Relations Act to the Labour Relations Code