Application for certification of a departmental bargaining unit dismissed due to risk of workforce fragmentation.
The applicant trade union applied for certification of a bargaining unit consisting solely of employees in the respondent's Social Services Department.
The respondent opposed the application, arguing that a departmental unit would unduly fragment the workforce, which consisted of multiple departments.
The Board found that the applicant failed to establish a prima facie case for a departmental bargaining unit and dismissed the application.
Canadian Union of Operating Engineers and General Workers v. The Regional Municipality of Halton, 1983 CanLII 980