Division I - Bargaining Agents and Units — Certification of council
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(1) The board may certify a council of trade unions as the bargaining agent for a unit where the board is satisfied that
49(a)
the requirements for certification prescribed under this Act have been met; and the council of trade unions and each trade union, forming the council of trade unions, is bound by a collective agreement entered into by the council of trade unions and the employer concerned; and
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each of the trade unions forming the council of trade unions has granted appropriate authority to the council of trade unions to enable it to discharge the duties and responsibilities of a bargaining agent under this Act. this Act applies, except as otherwise provided, as if the council of trade unions were a trade union.
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Membership in a trade union that forms part of a council of trade unions is considered to be membership in the council of trade unions.
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Where a council of trade unions is certified by the board as the bargaining agent for a unit,
Not legal advice. Verify the cited article against the signed agreement.