Case No. 1715 against the Government of Manitoba

Jurisdiction: 
Manitoba
Year/Month: 
May 1993
Case status: 
Closed

Public Sector Reduced Workweek and Compensation Management Act, 1993 (Bills 22, April)

The Act reduced annual compensation of all public employees by approximately four percent per year during the term of existing collective agreements by forcing them to take mandatory layoffs of up to a maximum of 15 days.

Submitted by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) (May 1993).
This legislation was found not to comply with the principles of freedom of association.