Legal Picket Lines. Refusal to cross a legally established picket line shall not constitute cause for discipline or dismissal. An employee who refuses to cross a legally established picket line shall be considered to be absent without pay.
Legal Picket Lines. Refusal to cross or to work behind a picket line that is legally established pursuant to the Labour Relations Code of B.C. shall not constitute cause for discipline or dismissal. A refusal to cross a picket line that affects the maintenance of essential service levels shall be a disciplinary offence attracting discipline up to and including discharge. An employee who refuses to cross or work behind a picket line pursuant to this article shall be considered to be absent without pay.
Legal Picket Lines. (a) It will not be considered to be a violation of this Agreement, or a cause for discipline, if an employee refuses to cross or work behind a legal picket line.
(b) The right is reserved to the Company to refuse to make payment for any time not worked as a result of the employee's refusal to work behind a picket line, if no other work is available.
Legal Picket Lines. 1. The Employer agrees that no employee shall be subject to discipline or dismissal for refusing to cross an established legal picket line or for refusal to handle goods for an employer where a strike or lockout is in effect.
2. Where an employee who is not reporting for work as the result of an established legal picket line, s/he shall be deemed to have applied for and been granted an unpaid leave of absence for the time involved.
3. The Employer agrees that it shall not request, require, or direct members of the bargaining unit to perform work resulting from strikes that would have been carried out by those persons on strike.
Legal Picket Lines. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement or cause for discharge of an employee in the performance of his duties to refuse to cross a legal picket line recognized by the Union. The Union shall notify the Employer as soon as possible of the existence of such recognized legal picket line.
Legal Picket Lines. No Employee will be required to enter any building or property where a picket line is in evidence when such picket line is established under either the Statutes of the Province of British Columbia or the Statutes of Canada excepting for the purpose of maintaining essential services in the cases of emergencies when required by the Employer and their local Union.
Legal Picket Lines. An employee shall not be penalized for refusing to cross a legal picket line as established by law or mutually agreed to by the Parties. If picket lines affect routing, alternative routing will be implemented as established by the Company.
Legal Picket Lines. (a) No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to cross a legal picket line arising from a strike or lockout. In this circumstance, any employee failing to report for duty shall be considered to be absent without pay. For purposes of this article, a legal picket line shall mean only those picket lines expressly permitted under Section 65 of the Labour Relations Code of British Columbia.
(b) The Union agrees whenever practicable to give the Employer advance notice of the probable implementation of picket lines which might affect the Employer’s operation.
Legal Picket Lines. (a) Any bargaining unit employee shall have the right to refuse to cross a legal picket line arising out of a labour dispute.
(b) Failure to cross such a legal picket line by an employee shall not be considered a violation of this Collective Agreement, nor shall it be grounds for disciplinary action.
(c) Employees failing to report for duty will be considered to be absent without pay.
(d) The Union shall advise the Regional District as soon as possible of the existence of such picket lines.
Legal Picket Lines. (a) The Employer shall not request or direct employees covered by this Agreement to perform work resulting from legal strikes that would normally have been carried out by those on strike; nor shall the employees be required to cross any picket line legally established under the Statutes of British Columbia, or the Yukon Territory.
(b) It shall be the Employer's responsibility to determine if the picket line is legal or not.
