Ten employees brought a complaint alleging their employer bargained in bad faith contrary to section 14 of the Labour Relations Act by negotiating amendments to a pension plan with their union that affected their individual voluntary contributions.
The employer brought a preliminary motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of standing.
The Board dismissed the complaint, holding that the duty to bargain in good faith is owed exclusively to the trade union as the certified bargaining agent, and individual employees have no standing to bring a section 14 complaint against the employer.
