Default judgment granted in construction industry grievance due to employer's failure to respond.
The applicant union referred a construction industry grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
The responding employers failed to file a Request for Hearing and Notice of Intent to Defend.
Pursuant to the Board's Rules of Procedure, the responding parties were deemed to have accepted all facts stated in the application.
The Board found that the responding parties violated the collective agreement by employing non-union workers or subcontracting to a non-union contractor.
The Board ordered the responding parties to pay $9,940.94 in damages and $214.00 in filing fees.
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 721 v. Gale Knott c.o.b. as MMK Enterprises Steel Placing, 2001 CanLII 7806