Construction industry bargaining unit for sheet metal workers restricted to journeymen and registered apprentices.
The applicant trade union applied for certification in the construction industry.
The parties disputed the appropriate bargaining unit.
The applicant argued the unit should be restricted to journeymen sheet metal workers and registered apprentices, while the respondent argued it should include all employees performing sheet metal work.
The Board, with one member dissenting, held that given the unique historical and organizational features of the construction industry and the specific legislative requirements attached to the sheet metal trade, the bargaining unit should be restricted to journeymen and registered apprentices.
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union 537 v. Naylor Group Incorporated, 1986 CanLII 1464