What this means to you:
You and your fellow employees have the free choice and legal right to work as a team, and to help organize, join, solicit fellow employees to join, attend union meetings, wear union insignia, talk union and distribute union literature. However, such union activities must not be exercised during working hours or in work areas.
The employees may rely upon the group strength and action of the union in dealing with the employer. Moreover, the employer is bound by the Construction Management Bureau and CB Building Trades Council. Agreement on all benefits and employment conditions in the industrial and commercial sector and must negotiate for all other sectors including residential and roads maintenance.
The Provincial Labour Relations Board, an agency of the Provincial Government, exists to protect your rights against these or any other violations of the law by employers.
THE EMPLOYER VIOLATES THE LAW IF HE INTERFERES WITH UNION ACTIVITY
The employer breaks the law if he interferes with organizing activities by interrogation, surveillance of union meetings or any other methods. The employer can not threaten or penalize any employee in any manner because he supports the union, or promise or give him increased benefits or promotions to stop supporting the union.
If an employer improperly discharges, suspends or demotes an employee for union activity, the employee may be able to obtain reinstatement with back pay.
A unionized employer has a legal duty to abide by the agreement between Construction Management Bureau and the CB Building Trades Council. Agreement who are exclusive representatives of all employers in the group, once the union is selected by a majority of employees.