The applicant trade union filed an application for certification.
The Board found that the applicant appeared to have the requisite 40 percent membership support in the proposed bargaining unit to warrant a representation vote.
However, the responding party employer disputed the geographic scope of the bargaining unit, the inclusion of Registered Practical Nurses, and the union's estimate of the number of individuals in the unit under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
The Board directed that a representation vote be held, with ballots from disputed positions and locations segregated.
Due to the section 8.1 notice and the disputes over the bargaining unit description, the Board ordered the ballot box sealed until further order or agreement of the parties.