CLAC Wins Decisive Victory in Saskatchewan

DATE: February 16, 2011

Saskatoon—The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board handed CLAC a clear victory by dismissing all of the applications by Old Labour unions to delay CLAC certifications of bargaining units in Saskatchewan.

The board will now consider CLAC’s certifications on their own merits. CLAC is confident it will have certifications in Saskatchewan approved within the next few months.

After losing an expensive campaign to halt Bill 80, a government bill that allows democratic choice for unionized construction workers in Saskatchewan, Old Labour attempted to thwart the will of the legislature by filing numerous frivolous applications with the board. Their transparent abuse of process was symbolized by the sight of the retail workers union trying to obtain intervenor status in CLAC’s construction applications.