D. A. Patterson

J. A. Rundle

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 29, 2000

Certificate issued to applicant union following successful representation vote in displacement application.

The applicant union filed a displacement application for certification for a bargaining unit of employees at the responding party hospital.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers’ Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. North Algoma Health Organization (Lady Dunn General Hospital), 2000 CanLII 10167

Timothy W. Sargeant

J. A. Rundle

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 28, 2000

Board declares sale of business and orders representation vote based on parties' agreement.

The applicant filed an application under section 69 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 regarding a sale of business.

The parties signed a Memorandum of Agreement.

The Board declared that a sale of business had taken place from the predecessor employers to the applicant, and that a single bargaining unit was appropriate.

The Board ordered a representation vote to determine the bargaining agent among the competing trade unions.

Kenora District Health Services Inc. v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2332, 2000 CanLII 2345

Timothy W. Sargeant

J. A. Rundle

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 28, 2000

Board directs representation vote for contract academic staff and denies university's request for response extension.

The applicant trade union applied for certification.

The responding university requested an extension of time to file its response, alleging the application material did not reach an authorized representative until four days after it was faxed.

The Board refused the extension, finding no reason to question the fax delivery date.

Finding that the applicant met the 40% membership threshold, the Board directed a representation vote for the proposed bargaining unit of contract academic staff.

Nipissing University Faculty Association v. Nipissing University, 2000 CanLII 8852

Timothy W. Sargeant

J. A. Rundle

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 28, 2000

Board directs representation vote after finding union established requisite forty per cent membership support.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board determined that the applicant is a trade union within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and that it appeared to have the requisite forty per cent membership support in the proposed bargaining unit.

The Board directed that a representation vote be held among the eligible employees.

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 175 v. Compass Group Canada, 2000 CanLII 10513

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 7, 2000

Unopposed application for successor trade union declaration granted.

The applicant union applied under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that it acquired the rights, privileges, and duties of its predecessor by reason of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction.

The application was unopposed.

The Board granted the declaration.

Service Employees International Union, Local 204 v. Service Employees International Union, Local 478, 2000 CanLII 7068

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 7, 2000

Union decertified following a representation vote where a majority of employees voted in opposition.

The applicant applied to terminate the bargaining rights of the responding party union.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in opposition to the union, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board declared that the union no longer represents the employees of the intervenor employer.

Tim Rancourt v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 175, 2000 CanLII 10118

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 6, 2000

Representation vote ordered in certification application despite pending section 8.1 bargaining unit dispute.

The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

The Board found that the union met the statutory membership threshold and ordered a representation vote.

Although the employer filed a notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act regarding the bargaining unit description, it agreed to the counting of the ballots.

A dissenting Board member argued the vote should not take place or the ballot box should be sealed until the section 8.1 issues were resolved.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers’ Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. Freighliner Ltd., 2000 CanLII 9930

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 6, 2000

Representation vote directed in application for certification after union demonstrated requisite forty percent membership support.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and that it appeared to have the requisite membership support of at least forty percent in the proposed bargaining unit.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken among the eligible employees in the voting constituency.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers’ Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. Scepter Corporation, 2000 CanLII 8031

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 6, 2000

Representation vote directed for paramedic employees with ballot box sealed pending timeliness dispute.

The applicant trade union applied for certification of a bargaining unit of paramedic employees.

The responding party employer and the intervenor union argued the application was untimely because the employees were already covered by an existing collective agreement.

The Board directed a representation vote but ordered the ballot box sealed pending the resolution of the timeliness dispute.

One Board member dissented, stating a hearing should have been held prior to directing a vote.

Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. The Corporation of the County of Haliburton, 2000 CanLII 10582

Russell Goodfellow

OLRB0 cases1999–2001

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 2, 2000

Application adjourned sine die on consent for up to one year.

The parties agreed to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

The Board consented to the adjournment, noting that the application would be deemed terminated if neither party requested to proceed within that time.

Teamsters Local Union No. 419 v. Imperial Freezer (1998) Inc., 2000 CanLII 2466

Wade Rose

Travis Kearns

3 cases2000–2001

Mike McCreary

20 cases1991–2019

Meredith Keenan

Linval Dixon

J. Timothy (Tim) Lawson

John R. Evans

15 cases1995–2013

John Forster

2 cases2000–2001

Dustin Rose

Dennis Gelder

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 1, 2000

Brian McLean

OLRB0 cases1998–2012

Board ordered consolidation of matters and production of documents and particulars in preliminary ruling.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board heard preliminary issues regarding multiple applications, including certification, termination of bargaining rights, and unfair labour practice complaints involving the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, District 2A, and 1318359 Ontario Limited.

The Board ordered the consolidation of the matters and directed the parties to provide specific documents and particulars to each other.

The Board also set the order of proceedings and scheduled hearing dates.

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union v. 1318359 Ontario Limited, 2000 CanLII 6564

Patrick Kelly

OLRB0 cases1999–2019

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 31, 2000

Board amended previous decision to correct clerical errors in bargaining unit description.

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo requested the correction of two clerical errors in the Board's decision of October 18, 2000.

The Board reconsidered its decision and amended sub-paragraphs 3(v) and 3(vi) to accurately reflect the bargaining unit description regarding employees of Project Lift Inc., the Township of Wilmot, and Kiwanis Transit.

All other aspects of the previous decision were confirmed.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) and is Local 4304 v. Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 2000 CanLII 2654

Stephen Raymond

J. A. Rundle

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 27, 2000

Application adjourned sine die on consent for up to one year.

The applicant and responding parties agreed to adjourn the application sine die.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the matter will be deemed terminated if no party requests to proceed.

The Corporation of the County of Simcoe v. Brewery, General and Professional Workers’ Union, Local 304, 2000 CanLII 4726

Marilyn Silverman

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 24, 2000

Application withdrawn with leave of the Board.

The applicant requested to withdraw its application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn with leave of the Board.

The Ontario Council of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 1671 v. Felipe Reyes c.o.b. as Reyes Painting, 2000 CanLII 7324

Marilyn Silverman

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 24, 2000

Certification application dismissed without prejudice after union mistakenly applied for a non-existent bargaining unit.

The applicant union filed a certification application for a bargaining unit in Grimsby, but the employer's operations were actually in Concord.

The employer invoked section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The majority of the Board dismissed the application without prejudice to the union's right to re-file for the proper unit.

The dissenting Vice-Chair would have ordered a representation vote using the employer's proposed bargaining unit, noting that the clerical error did not prejudice either party.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers’ Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. WOCO Automotive Inc., 2000 CanLII 12995

Stephen Raymond

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 20, 2000

Board amended previous decision to set new deadlines for reconsideration submissions.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board amended its previous decision to set new deadlines for the responding party to file submissions regarding a request for reconsideration, and for the applicant to file any response.

Industrial, Wood & Allied Workers of Canada (I.W.A. Canada) v. The Balmer Studios Inc./Two Plus Seven Inc., 2000 CanLII 6816

Timothy W. Sargeant

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 19, 2000

Application withdrawn with leave of the Board.

The applicant, Manitoulin and District Association for Community Living, sought to withdraw its application against the responding party, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2624.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.

Manitoulin and District Association for Community Living v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2624, 2000 CanLII 10478

J. A. Rundle

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 18, 2000

Union certification granted following a successful representation vote.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant.

United Steelworkers of America v. TeleSpectrum Worldwide (Canada) Inc., 2000 CanLII 6092

J. A. Ronson

D. A. Patterson

Bram Herlich