The appellant union filed a complaint that the respondent school board failed to make every reasonable effort to conclude a collective agreement.
The Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board found the employer failed to bargain in good faith and ordered both parties to submit specific proposals, including wage increases and union security clauses.
On a stated case, the Supreme Court of Canada held that while the Board has broad remedial powers to secure compliance with the duty to bargain, it cannot impose the substantive terms of a collective agreement.
The Court also found the Board lacked statutory authority to award compensation or costs for a breach of the duty to bargain.
