Board upholds employer's assignment of concrete forming work on bridge projects to Carpenters over Labourers.
The Carpenters' union and the Labourers' union disputed the assignment of the carpentry portion of concrete forming work on two bridge projects in Board Area No. 8.
The employer, Ellis-Don Ltd., had assigned the work to the Carpenters.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board considered factors including employer practice, area practice, employer preference, and economy and efficiency.
The Board found that these factors supported the assignment of the disputed work to the Carpenters, while the remaining factors were neutral.
The Board ruled that the disputed work was properly assigned to the Carpenters.
Carpenters & Allied Workers Local 27 v. Labourers International Union of North America, Local 183, 1999 CanLII 19954