Union held liable for illegal work stoppages instigated by its president over a denied personal loan.
The applicant employer referred a grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board alleging that the respondent union violated the no-strike provision of their collective agreement.
The employer claimed that the union president instigated work stoppages at multiple construction sites after the employer's president refused to provide him with an unsecured personal loan.
The Board found that union representatives, acting on the president's instructions, directed employees to cease working, constituting an illegal strike under the Labour Relations Act.
The Board granted a declaration that the union violated the collective agreement and ordered the union to compensate the employer for all resulting losses, including wages paid to employees for hours not worked during the stoppages.
Ben Plastering Limited v. Drywall, Acoustic, Lathing and Insulation, Local 675, 1987 CanLII 3122