Employers ordered to pay $36,857.60 in unpaid remittances after failing to respond to grievance referral.
The applicant union referred a grievance to the Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, alleging that the responding employers failed to pay arrears of pension and welfare remittances in accordance with a memorandum of agreement.
The responding employers failed to file a response to the application.
The Board proceeded on a default basis, deemed the facts in the application to be true, and found that the employers violated the collective agreement.
The Board ordered the employers to pay $36,857.60 in damages and $214.00 in costs.
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 721 v. DRS Structural Inc., 2001 CanLII 9543