Human Resources committee  The most important thing for the Canadian Industrial Relations Board is the appointment process. When you look at the current structure of the board, our chairman's term expires at the end of 2007. We have another vice-chair whose term expires at the same time. Two of our vice-ch

Human Resources committee  What I'm saying is that right now we have four vice-chairs and—

Human Resources committee  If we had the proper complement that's in the code now, I'm sure we would be able to handle it, but at any given point in time we're often short. Given the very nature of these things, they're going to require the board to react very quickly, and you need to have the bodies in pl

Human Resources committee  I'm not familiar with the Quebec labour code and the jurisprudence in Quebec. I can tell you that the interpretation the board has applied to section 87.4 in regard to Marine Atlantic and various other employers involves just the protection of the safety and health of the public

Human Resources committee  I will try to explain the procedure as best I can. First of all, section 87.4 is constructed so there's an obligation on the part not only of the union and the employer but also of the employees to ensure that during any strike or lockout anything required to be done to ensure

Human Resources committee  The term “maintenance of activities” is used in the Canada Labour Code, but many people speak about the “maintenance of activities” in the Canada Labour Code as meaning essential services. There may be some dispute among parties as to whether there's actually any difference betwe

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. HonoFurable members, good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me to address the committee. I am the regional director and registrar of the Atlantic region for the Canada Industrial Relations Board. As the regional director, I am responsible for the board