S.M. 2000, c. 21

THE LABOUR RELATIONS AMENDMENT ACT

(Assented to August 18, 2000)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. L10 amended

1         The Labour Relations Act is amended by this Act.

2         The following is added after section 58:

Business coming under provincial law is bound by collective agreement

58.1      Unless the board orders otherwise, if collective bargaining relating to a business is governed by the laws of Canada and the business is sold and becomes subject to the collective bargaining laws of Manitoba, sections 56 to 58 apply with necessary modifications, and the person to whom the business is sold is bound by any collective agreement that is in force when the business becomes subject to the laws of Manitoba and that applies to any of the employees employed in the business.

Coming into force

3         This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.