About the Board
Mission
The Board is an independent, impartial tribunal that acts within its
statutory authority.
The objectives of the Board are to:
- Process all applications efficiently and fairly.
- Make decisions that are clear and consistent, based on sound legal
principles and provide guidance to employers, employees, unions and the
labour/management community.
- Encourage settlement of disputes by the use of mediation and appropriate
dispute resolution methods.
- Inform the public about labour laws and the procedures of the Board.
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Members
| Sheilagh Murphy |
Chairperson |
St. John’s |
| John Sweetland, Q.C. |
Vice-Chairperson |
Corner Brook |
Employee Representatives
|
| William Parsons |
Regular Member |
St. John’s |
| Grant Barnes |
Regular Member |
St. John’s |
| Thomas Burke, Q.C. |
Alternate Member |
St. John’s |
Employer Representatives |
| Aubrey Drover |
Regular Member |
St. John’s |
| Geralyn Hansford |
Regular Member |
St. John’s |
| Denis Galway |
Alternate Member |
St. John’s |
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Lines of Business
In fulfilling its mandate, the Labour Relations Board offers the following
services to its primary clients:
- Resolution of labour relations matters:
- the processing, investigation and adjudication of applications made to
the Board by unions, employers, organizations and individual employees, or
referrals made pursuant to the legislation;
- the mediation of differences in attempts to limit the extent and need
for formal adjudication and to reinforce the ability of the parties to
resolve their own disputes.
- Education
- the education of the Provinces’ labour relations community in the
interpretation of the legislation, the Board’s rules, policies and
procedures.
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The People We Serve
The Labour Relations Board serves employers, organizations, employees and
unions in Newfoundland and Labrador covered by the legislation administered by
the Board and primarily oversees the acquisition and exercise of collective
bargaining rights and the promotion of sound labour relations in a fair and
transparent manner.
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