J. A. Rundle

Representation vote directed in termination application, with ballot box sealed pending timeliness objection.

Russell Sheppard and other VR Furniture Employees v. United Steelworkers of America (Local 4970), 2001 CanLII 20273

Union certified as bargaining agent following successful representation vote.

Milk and Bread Drivers, Dairy Employees, Caterers and Allied Employees, Local Union No. 647 v. Saputo Bakery Group Inc., 2001 CanLII 18899

Issue of intervenor status deferred to the hearing of the matter.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) and its Local 1120 v. District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board, 2001 CanLII 14147

Union certification granted for security officers at Thunder Bay Charity Casino following a successful representation vote.

Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation c.o.b. as Thunder Bay Charity Casino, 2001 CanLII 20290

Application withdrawn by leave of the Board following Minutes of Settlement.

IWA Canada Local 1000 v. North Shore Steel Products Limited, 2001 CanLII 9599

Union certification granted following successful representation vote and agreement on bargaining unit description.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees at the responding party's Thunder Bay Plasma Collection Site.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the union, the parties agreed on the description of the appropriate bargaining unit, with the inclusion or exclusion of Quality Systems Associates to be determined in a separate proceeding.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a final decision without a hearing, granting the certificate to the applicant union.

Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Canadian Blood Services, 2001 CanLII 19325

Intervenor union declared bargaining agent for paramedics following successful representation vote.

The applicant union brought an application under sections 69 and 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act.

Following a representation vote where the majority of ballots were cast in favour of the intervenor union, the Board declared the intervenor as the bargaining agent for the paramedics and ambulance attendants.

The Board also referred an alleged breach of the Minutes of Settlement to a Labour Relations Officer.

Service Employees International Union, Local 210 v. Corporation of the County of Huron, 2001 CanLII 19541

Union certification granted following a successful representation vote.

Graphic Communications International Union, Local 500M v. Quebecor World Islington, a division of Quebecor World Inc., 2001 CanLII 9516

Union certified as bargaining agent following successful representation vote.

The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada v. Summersweet Fine Foods Ltd., 2001 CanLII 12541

Board consolidated multiple duty of fair representation complaints and issued procedural directions setting submission deadlines.

The applicants filed complaints against the responding trade union alleging a breach of the duty of fair representation under section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, regarding their re-classification grievances.

The Board consolidated the multiple identical complaints and issued procedural directions, setting deadlines for submissions regarding the employer's request to be removed from the applications and for the union's response.

Gard v. Ontario Public Service Employee’s Union (OPSEU), 2001 CanLII 19561

Union certification granted after representation vote showed majority support.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent academic staff at the University of Sudbury.

A representation vote was held, and more than fifty percent of the ballots cast were in favour of the applicant.

The employer raised issues regarding the conduct of the vote, but the Board found that even if all disputed votes were cast against the applicant, the union would still have majority support.

Accordingly, the Board directed that a certificate issue to the applicant.

The Laurentian University Faculty Association v. Université de Sudbury/University of Sudbury, 2001 CanLII 13752

Representation vote directed in displacement application; ballot box sealed pending proof of trade union status.

The applicant union filed a displacement application for certification.

The Board found that the applicant had not yet proved its trade union status within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, as the necessary documents had not been received.

However, based on the membership evidence filed, the Board directed that a representation vote be taken among the employees in the proposed bargaining unit.

The ballot box will be sealed and the ballots will not be counted until the applicant proves its trade union status or the parties agree.

Canadian People’s Labour Union v. Central Park Lodge Hanover c.o.b. Saugeen Villa, 2001 CanLII 21048

Board directed on consent that the parties' first collective agreement be settled by arbitration.

The applicant union applied under section 43 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a direction that a first collective agreement be settled by arbitration.

The responding employer consented to the direction.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the process of collective bargaining had been unsuccessful and directed that the collective agreement be settled by a board of arbitration pursuant to section 43(3) of the Act.

Industrial Wood & Allied Workers of Canada (I.W.A. Canada) v. SKLF Doors World Inc., 2001 CanLII 4625

Unfair labour practice complaint consolidated with pending matters and time for response abridged.

Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 87-M Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild v. World Journal (Daily News) Inc., 2001 CanLII 2433

Applicant directed to serve missing complaint documents on the union before response period commences.

The applicant filed a duty of fair representation complaint against the union under section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The union advised the Board that the applicant failed to include the Form A-29 and supporting statement in the served materials.

The Board directed the applicant to serve the missing documents on the union and provide written proof of delivery to the Registrar, with the union's response time running from the date of receipt.

Elsee Kala v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79, 2001 CanLII 19905

Termination application consolidated with certification applications to be determined by a single representation vote.

The applicant filed an application to terminate the bargaining rights of the responding party union.

The Board found the application timely and noted that over forty percent of the employees in the bargaining unit had expressed a wish not to be represented by the union.

The Board consolidated this termination application with two pending certification applications filed by other unions.

The Board directed that the representation vote scheduled for the certification applications, which included a 'no-union' option, would also determine the outcome of this termination application.

The responding party's objections to the consolidation were dismissed.

Rick Roberts v. District 2A, Transportation, Technical, Warehouse, Industrial and Service Employees Union, 2001 CanLII 8019

Board directed parties to provide submissions on the union's objection that the termination application was untimely.

The applicants filed an application to terminate bargaining rights under section 63(2) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The responding trade union objected, arguing the application was untimely under section 58(1) because the collective agreement's term of operation extended until at least June 2002, despite its stated expiry of February 28, 2002.

The Board directed the applicants and the intervening employer to provide written submissions on the union's timeliness objection.

Russell Sheppard and other VR Furniture Employees v. United Steelworkers of Americals (Local 4970), 2001 CanLII 5455

Union certified as bargaining agent following successful representation vote.

The applicant union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for employees of the responding party.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent 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 certified the union as the bargaining agent for the agreed-upon bargaining unit.

Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Casey House Hospice, 2001 CanLII 12540