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Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act

Government Bill

13th Assembly, 2nd Session

Introduced on Feb. 16, 1996

Events

Timeline of key legislative events

  • First Reading
    Completed Feb. 16, 1996 (Debate | Vote)
  • Second Reading
    Completed Feb. 19, 1996 (Debate | Vote)
  • Third Reading
    Completed Feb. 21, 1996 (Debate | Vote)
  • Commissioner's Assent
    Completed Feb. 21, 1996 (Debate)
  • Status

    Bill Text



    Related Votes

    Feb. 21, 1996 Passed Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by my honourable colleague from Tu Nedhe, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the third time.
    Feb. 19, 1996 Passed Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Public Service Act by taking out provisions that require disagreements that arise during negotiation of a collective agreement to be referred to an arbitrator and substituting provisions that allow employees who are members of a bargaining unit to strike, and the Minister to change the terms and conditions of employment where there is no longer a collective agreement in effect. As a consequence, the bill provides that the renewal provisions in the current collective agreement no longer have any effect. The bill also amends the act to establish an offence for unlawfully striking or declaring a strike; it sets out a process for the making of agreements to identify what are essential services and which employees in the bargaining unit are required to work during a strike to provide an essential service or to respond to an emergency; it establishes bargaining units and clarifies which positions are excluded from the collective agreement. The bill also consequentially amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Act and the Union of Northern Workers Act.
    Feb. 16, 1996 Passed Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Baffin South, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the first time.

    Discussion & Mentions

    Assent To Bills
    Assent To Bills

    February 20th, 1996

    Page 127


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    Commissioner Maksagak

    As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills: Bill 1, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96; Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act.

    Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, prior to proroguing this session, I wish to announce that the Third Session of the 13th Legislative Assembly will convene on Wednesday, March 20, 1996, at 1:30 p.m.

    As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I hereby prorogue the Second Session of the 13th Legislative Assembly. Thank you.

    ---Applause

    ---PROROGATION

    Bill 2: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
    Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills

    February 20th, 1996

    Page 127


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    John Todd Keewatin Central

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by my honourable colleague from Tu Nedhe, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the third time.

    Bill 2: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
    Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

    February 18th, 1996

    Page 66


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    John Todd Keewatin Central

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the second time.

    Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Public Service Act by taking out provisions that require disagreements that arise during negotiation of a collective agreement to be referred to an arbitrator and substituting provisions that allow employees who are members of a bargaining unit to strike, and the Minister to change the terms and conditions of employment where there is no longer a collective agreement in effect. As a consequence, the bill provides that the renewal provisions in the current collective agreement no longer have any effect.

    The bill also amends the act to establish an offence for unlawfully striking or declaring a strike; it sets out a process for the making of agreements to identify what are essential services and which employees in the bargaining unit are required to work during a strike to provide an essential service or to respond to an emergency; it establishes bargaining units and clarifies which positions are excluded from the collective agreement.

    The bill also consequentially amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Act and the Union of Northern Workers Act.

    Bill 2: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act
    Item 17: First Reading Of Bills

    February 15th, 1996

    Page 54


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    John Todd Keewatin Central

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Baffin South, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the first time.