Bill C-525 (Historical)

Employees' Voting Rights Act

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation — bargaining agent)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

This bill was previously introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session.

Sponsor

Blaine Calkins Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act to provide that the certification and decertification of a bargaining agent under these Acts must be achieved by a secret ballot vote-based majority.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

April 9, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

April 9, 2014 Passed That Bill C-525, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation — bargaining agent), as amended, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments].

April 9, 2014 Failed That Bill C-525, in Clause 4, be amended (a) by replacing line 14 on page 2 with the following: “employee who claims to represent at least 50%” (b) by replacing line 26 on page 2 with the following: “50% of the employees in the bargaining unit”

April 9, 2014 Failed That Bill C-525 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Jan. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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The House resumed from April 8 consideration of Bill C-525, Employees' Voting Rights Act, as reported (with amendments) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:10 p.m.

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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motions at report stage of Bill C-525, under private members' business.

The question is on Motion No. 1.

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(The House divided on Motion No. 1, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #101

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:20 p.m.

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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated.

The next question is on Motion No. 2. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 3 to 6.

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(The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was negatived on the following division:)