Application withdrawn with leave of the Board.
The applicant requested to withdraw the application via correspondence.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.
The applicant requested to withdraw its application.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.
Application withdrawn with leave of the Board on consent of the parties.
The applicant union sought to withdraw its application against the responding party employer.
Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.
Declaration of successor union rights granted despite minor name discrepancy in the transfer agreement.
The applicant union applied for a declaration under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, that it had acquired the bargaining rights of the predecessor union.
The Board previously directed submissions regarding a discrepancy in the transfer agreement, which referred to 'IAM and it's Local 905' rather than the applicant's full name.
The applicant submitted that this was a short form reference and that employees desired representation by the applicant.
Noting that the transfer agreement and application were posted in the workplace without any employee objections, the Board was satisfied that the applicant had acquired the rights, privileges, and duties of the predecessor union.
The Board issued the requested declaration.
Union's request to terminate duty of fair representation complaint due to displacement by another union denied.
The applicant filed a duty of fair representation complaint against the responding union.
The union requested that the application be cancelled because it had been displaced by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) as the bargaining agent.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board refused to terminate the application at this stage, noting that the events giving rise to the application occurred prior to the displacement.
The Board directed the union to deliver copies of the application and related documents to the CAW.
Application for certification dismissed after union failed to win majority in representation vote.
The applicant union applied for certification.
A representation vote was held, and not more than fifty per cent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were in favour of the applicant.
No statement of desire to make representations was filed.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application and noted the potential application of the one-year bar under section 10(3) of the Act for any subsequent applications.
Application for severance pay damages dismissed due to unexplained 25-month delay in filing.
The applicants filed an application against the responding unions seeking $1 million in damages related to lost severance pay following a plant closure and bankruptcy.
The application was filed 25 months after the applicants realized the severance payments were no longer secured.
The Board dismissed the application for excessive delay, finding that the applicants failed to provide satisfactory reasons for the delay and failed to comply with a previous Board direction to explain the delay.
Application withdrawn at the request of the applicant.
The applicant requested to withdraw the application against the responding party.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn.
Board grants unopposed request to amend applicant union's name but directs submissions on resulting identity issue.
The applicant sought to amend its name in an application for a declaration of successor rights following a transfer of jurisdiction.
The responding parties did not oppose the request, and the Board granted the amendment.
However, the Board noted that the name change created a new issue regarding the identity of the successor entity in the underlying transfer agreement, and directed the parties to file further written submissions on this issue.
Unfair labour practice complaints withdrawn and new representation vote ordered on agreement of the parties.
The parties reached an agreement regarding unfair labour practice complaints and a certification application.
The Board granted leave to withdraw the unfair labour practice complaints and directed that a new representation vote be taken for the agreed-upon voting constituency of employees of Sunlite Floor Cleaners.
Union certified as bargaining agent following successful representation vote.
The applicant union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for employees of the responding party.
Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the union, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board certified the union and ordered a certificate to issue.
Board declines to reconsider representation vote and postpones competing union's subsequent certification application.
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) filed an application for certification for early childhood educators employed by the Lakehead District School Board.
The Board directed a representation vote.
Subsequently, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) filed an intervention, its own application for certification, and a request for reconsideration of the vote direction, asking that both applications be treated as filed on the same day.
The Board declined to reconsider its decision, noting OSSTF's filings occurred after the decision was issued.
Pursuant to section 111(3)(b) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, the Board postponed consideration of the OSSTF application until a final decision is issued on the ETFO application.
The applicant union filed an application for certification.
A representation vote was held, and not more than fifty percent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were in favour of the applicant.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application and directed the parties' attention to section 10(3) of the Act regarding the effect on any subsequent application filed within one year.
Representation vote ordered in union certification application for homecare nurses.
The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees of the Victorian Order of Nurses, Homecare Division.
The Board amended the applicant's name to correct a typographical error.
Finding that the applicant established sufficient membership support (not less than 40%) in a bargaining unit that could be appropriate, the Board ordered a representation vote to be held on October 30, 2001, with segregated ballots for disputed positions.
Time for filing written submissions extended.
The applicants requested an extension of time for filing written submissions.
The Board granted the request, extending the deadline to October 29, 2001.
The applicant union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for a unit of employees at Pinehurst Woodworking Company Inc. Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board certified the union and directed that a certificate issue.
Representation vote directed in union certification application for nursing home employees.
The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party nursing home.
The Board found the applicant to be a trade union under the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
Despite the responding party's notice under section 8.1 disputing the bargaining unit description and employee estimate, the Board found the applicant's proposed unit could be appropriate and that the applicant established sufficient membership support (not less than 40%).
The Board directed a representation vote for the proposed voting constituency.
Parties directed to file submissions on third party's request to intervene as the true employer.
In an application for certification, Central Health Services (CHS) requested to be added as an intervenor, alleging it was the true employer of the affected employees, and sought an extension of time to file its intervention.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board directed the parties to file submissions regarding CHS's requests before making a determination.
Board directs representation vote in application to terminate union's bargaining rights.
The applicant applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration terminating the responding party union's bargaining rights.
The Board found the application timely and that not less than forty percent of the employees in the bargaining unit had expressed a wish not to be represented by the union.
The Board directed that a representation vote be taken of the employees in the bargaining unit.
Union certification application dismissed after failing to secure majority support in representation vote.
Following a representation vote where not more than fifty per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application.
The Board noted the potential application of section 10(3) of the Act to any subsequent certification applications filed within one year.