Supreme Court will hear claims on BC firing of health workers.Ottawa Ottawa, city, Canada Ottawa (ŏt`əwə), city (1991 pop. 313,987), capital of Canada, SE Ont., at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers. Hull, Que. -- The Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system.[1] will hear a charter challenge to British Columbia's Bill 22 passed in 2002 that enabled the government to cut more than 8,000 jobs mainly in health care. A group of unions argue that the government tore Tore can refer to:
Counsel for the unions, Joseph Arvay, says that the granting of leave to appeal is significant. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the late 1980's that there is no constitutional fight to collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. in our Charter and this decision suggests that the Court might be prepared to reconsider re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. that critically important constitutional question." The unions' charter challenge was dismissed by the Supreme Court of B.C. in September, 2003 and by the Appeal Court of B.C. in July, 2004. The unions involved include the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, the Hospital Employees' Union, and the B.C. Nurses' Union. |
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