Organize your workplace !
If you're interested in Unionizing your Workplace so that you can enjoy the same benefits as LiUNA Local 1258 members, we can help!
Local 1258 can assist you in certifying your workplace. Our staff is knowledgeable and has the resources to assist Canadian workers in exercising their right to be represented. This is the way for you and your co-workers to have fair pay and working conditions, health and pension benefits, a fair dispute resolution process with your employer.
The union understands that everyone needs to work. Those who work non-union when union work is not available it is in your best interest and the interests of your brothers and sisters to consider all workplaces as potential union workplaces. It is the responsibility of all union members to help grow and shape your union.
Please contact us for assistance in unionizing your workplace. You have the right to be represented by a union if the qualifications set out by the Labour Relations Act are met.
LiUNA Local 1258 Front Desk
Phone: (204)-942-7193
Email: organizers@liuna1258.ca
Labour Relations Act
The Labour Relations Act specifies how a workplace can be "certified" by a union. LiUNA and all of its' affiliates act according to the applicable provincial and federal laws.
The following is section 40(1) of the Manitoba Labour Relations Act. This section specifies how the Board will act when it receives an application for certification from a group of employees wishing to be represented by a union.
Representational Vote, Certification or Dismissal
40(1) Subject to this Part, when the board receives an application for certification and is satisfied that the employees were not subject to intimidation, fraud, coercion or threat and that their wishes for union representation were expressed freely as required by section 45, the board shall do the following when it receives an application for certification:
- If it is satisfied that, at the time the application was filed, 40% or more of the employees in the unit wished to have the union represent them as their bargaining agent, it shall conduct a vote among the employees in the unit in accordance with section 48. If the union is successful in receiving more than 50% of the votes then the union will be recognized as the bargaining agent for employees in the unit, however it is still subject to board review.
- A vote under subsection 40(1) shall be held within seven days after the day on which the application for certification is filed with the board. However the board has the power to extend this time frame, as well as choose to have a mail-in ballot for extenuating circumstances ie: remote location, extended work shifts/schedule.
- If it is satisfied that, at the time the application was filed, fewer than 40% of the employees in the unit wished to have the union represent them as their bargaining agent, it shall dismiss the application.
Unfair Labour Practice by Employer
Every employer and every person acting on behalf of an employer
(a) who denies or threatens to deny an employee
(i) because the employee ceases to work as the result of a strike or lockout not prohibited under this Act, or
(ii) because the employee ceases to work as the result of a dismissal contrary to this Act, or
(iii) because the employee exercises any right conferred upon him under this Act or any other Act of the Legislature or of Parliament,
any pension rights or benefits to which the employee is entitled or would have been entitled except for the cessation of work or the exercise of the right; or
(b) who seeks by intimidation, by coercion, by threat of dismissal or any other kind of threat, or by the imposition of a pecuniary or other penalty, or by a promise, or by a wage increase, or by altering any other term or condition of employment, or by any other means, to compel or induce any person
(i) to refrain from becoming, or to cease to be, a member or officer or representative of a union, or
(ii) to refrain from exercising any of the person's rights under this Act, or
(iii) to refrain from testifying or otherwise participating in a proceeding under this Act or any other Act of the Legislature or of Parliament, or
(iv) to refrain from making a disclosure that he may be required to make under this Act or any other Act of the Legislature or of Parliament, or
(v) to refrain from making an application or filing a complaint under this Act or any other Act of the Legislature or of Parliament;
commits an unfair labour practice.
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In the event that your employer has committed any of the above unfair labour practices, please contact the local and ask to speak with Nicholas Adams.
Please contact us for assistance in unionizing your workplace. You have the right to be represented by a union if the qualifications set out by the Labour Relations Act are met.