The applicant union filed a displacement application for certification.
A representation vote was held, but the ballot box was sealed due to a section 8.1 objection by the responding party.
The Board subsequently determined that the applicant had the requisite 40% membership support.
Noting an inordinate number of segregated ballots caused by the intervenor's challenges, the Board directed that the ballots be counted.
The Board also ordered the parties to meet with a Labour Relations Specialist, requiring the intervenor to justify its challenges and the responding party to produce employee records.