First contract legislation in Canada: Success or failure

New Nova Scotia law follows in steps of a dozen other Canadian jurisdictions

Recently certified workers and employers with new unions in Nova Scotia enter 2012 in a new bargaining climate. In December 2011, the province passed legislation to amend its Trade Union Act to allow an arbitrator or the provincial labour board to settle first collective agreements.

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