Default judgment granted against employer for unpaid collective agreement contributions.
The applicant union referred a grievance to the Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, alleging the responding party employer failed to remit contributions required by the provincial collective agreement.
The responding party failed to file a response or a Request for Hearing and Notice of Intent to Defend.
Proceeding by way of default, the Board accepted the applicant's allegations as true, declared the responding party bound by the collective agreement, and ordered it to pay $5,531.14 in damages and $664.00 in costs.
Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation Local 675, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America v. Inex Drywall Systems Ltd., 2001 CanLII 16297