British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority v. Office and Technical Employees Union 378 et al.

[1978] 1 SCR 1015 Court SCC Decision date 1977-11-22 English

PartiesBritish Columbia Hydro & Power Authority Appellant·Office and Technical Employees Union 378, et al. Respondents·The Labour Relations Board of British Columbia and the Attorney-General of British Columbia Respondents

Counsel (6)

J.M. Giles and H. Dodd, for the appellant.
R.E. Cocking, for the respondent Unions.
J.D. McAlpine, Q.C., and J. McEwen, for the respondents, Labour Relations Board of British Columbia and Attorney-General of British Columbia.
Solicitors for the appellant: Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, Vancouver.
Solicitors for the respondent Unions: McTaggart, Ellis & Co., Vancouver.
Solicitors for the respondents, Labour Relations Board of British Columbia and Attorney General of British Columbia: McAlpine, Roberts & Poulus, Vancouver.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Labour law

Contents

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you Mr. Cocking. We are all of the opinion that the appeal fails and must be dismissed with costs to the respondent Unions only.

We hold that the Court of Appeal of British Columbia was correct in reinstating the Board’s

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determination that Hydro is under a duty to bargain collectively concerning pension plans, should that matter be raised at the bargaining table by any of the Unions certified for Hydro employees.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, Vancouver.

Solicitors for the respondent Unions: McTaggart, Ellis & Co., Vancouver.

Solicitors for the respondents, Labour Relations Board of British Columbia and Attorney General of British Columbia: McAlpine, Roberts & Poulus, Vancouver.

Footnotes

[1] (1977), 77 D.L.R. (3d) 283.