R. A. Furness

R. A. Furness

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJun 4, 1980

Board issues cease and desist direction against trade union for calling unlawful selective strike.

The applicant employer bargaining agency applied for relief under section 123 of the Labour Relations Act, alleging that the respondent trade union and its business manager called an unlawful strike.

The strike occurred in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry.

The Board found that the respondents violated section 134a(1) of the Act by engaging in a selective strike when not all affiliated bargaining agents had called or authorized a strike.

The Board issued a cease and desist direction against the respondents.

Mechanical Contractors Association Ontario v. United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 463, 1980 CanLII 799

W. G. Posthumus

Elizabeth Forster

19 cases1980–2015

B. Fishbein

OLRBMajority0 cases1980–1982

R. W. Redford

R. A. Furness

OLRBDissenting0 cases1980–1982

O. Hodges

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 21, 1980

Representation vote set aside because the employees who cast ballots were not performing bargaining unit work.

In an application for certification, a representation vote was held.

The intervener challenged the vote, arguing it lacked proper notice and that the two employees who voted were not performing bargaining unit work.

The Board found that the intervener was the author of its own misfortune regarding notice by walking out of a meeting.

However, the Board agreed that the two employees were not eligible to vote because they were performing clean-up and painting work, not insulation work, on the date of the vote.

The Board set aside the vote and ordered a new representation vote to be held when the respondent employs persons in the bargaining unit.

Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Master Insulation Company Limited, 1980 CanLII 795

R. A. Furness

O. Hodges

OLRBUnanimous0 cases1980–1988

F. W. Murray

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 28, 1980

Board declares newly amalgamated municipal hydro commission bound by predecessor's collective agreement under successor rights provisions.

The applicant union applied for a declaration under section 55 of the Labour Relations Act that the respondent, Ajax Hydro-Electric Commission, was bound by a collective agreement previously entered into with the Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Ajax.

The application followed the amalgamation and restructuring of municipal hydro services under the Durham Municipal Hydro-Electric Service Act, 1979.

The Board found that a municipal amalgamation had occurred within the meaning of section 55(11) of the Labour Relations Act.

Consequently, the Board declared that the respondent became bound by the existing collective agreement and that the applicant continued to be the bargaining agent for the employees in the bargaining unit.

Local 636 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Ajax Hydro-Electric Commission, 1980 CanLII 754

Rodney D. Dale

9 cases1980–2007

Peter R. Lockyer

J. Redshaw

5 cases1980–1985

Ian C. Wallace

5 cases1980–2012

Douglas W. Magrath

B. Fishbein

R. A. Furness

H.J.F. Ade

C. A. Ballentine

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 13, 1980

Application for certification granted; off-site employees commonly associated with on-site work included in bargaining unit.

The applicant union applied for certification for a bargaining unit of operating engineers employed by the respondent construction company.

The parties disputed whether four off-site employees should be included in the bargaining unit for the purpose of the count.

The Board found that three of the employees were commonly associated in their work with on-site employees and included them in the count.

The fourth employee was classified as a cement truck driver and excluded.

As the union had unchallenged evidence of membership for more than 55% of the employees in the bargaining unit, the Board granted the application for certification without a representation vote.

International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 v. Esam Construction Limited, 1980 CanLII 926

W. G. Posthumus

Elizabeth J. Forster

9 cases1980–2014

B. Fishbein

R. W. Redford

R. A. Furness

O. Hodges

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 1, 1980

Representation vote ordered in displacement certification application; allegations of employer support dismissed.

The applicant union applied for certification to displace the intervener union as the bargaining agent for insulation mechanics employed by the respondent.

The intervener opposed the application, alleging under section 12 of the Labour Relations Act that the respondent employer had unlawfully hired employees to support the applicant and defeat the intervener's bargaining rights.

The Board found no evidence of a collusive arrangement or employer support, dismissing the section 12 allegations.

As the applicant demonstrated sufficient membership support, the Board ordered a representation vote.

Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Master Insulation Company Limited, 1980 CanLII 796

R. A. Furness

H.J.F. Ade

C. A. Ballentine

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJan 15, 1980

Application for certification dismissed as the applicant failed to establish its status as a trade union.

The applicant applied for certification for a bargaining unit of insulators.

The intervener challenged the applicant's status as a trade union under section 1(1)(n) of the Labour Relations Act.

The Board examined the purported merger between the Christian Trade Unions of Canada and the Christian Labour Association of Canada, finding that the merger was not validly executed according to the requirements set out in Astgen v. Smith.

Furthermore, the applicant local had not properly adopted the new constitution and lacked duly elected officers.

Consequently, the Board found the applicant was not a viable entity or a trade union within the meaning of the Act, and dismissed the application.

Construction Workers Local No. 6 v. Per-fec-tion Insulations Limited, 1980 CanLII 823

for 551067 Ontario Limited carrying on business as Interspace Interior Contracts and ECI Ltd.

H. KarnotzkiAgent
1 appearance
W. G. PosthumusCounsel
1 appearance
W. GuthrieAgent
1 appearance

for 556631 Ontario Limited carrying on business as G.P. Construction

Graham PopeSelf-represented
1 appearance
Lorenzo GironesCounsel
1 appearance

for 722686 Ontario Limited, c.o.b. Ferlisi Supermarkets

Dino FerlisiAgent
1 appearance
J. Paul WearingCounsel
1 appearance

for Ably Concrete Floor Limited

T. A. CrossmanCounsel
1 appearance
Willis TurnerAgent
1 appearance

for Acco Canadian Material Handling, a division of Babcock Industries Canada Inc.

Anthony H. AllenCounsel
1 appearance

for Acco Canadian Material Handling, a division of Babcock Industries Canada Inc. and intervener #2

Keith BillingsCounsel
1 appearance

for Adam Clark Limited

Ken NiepageCounsel
1 appearance

for a group of employees of the respondent's sheet metal division

Brian SchadeAgent
1 appearance
David DaviesAgent
1 appearance
George WarnockAgent
1 appearance
John BrennanAgent
1 appearance
Mike YoungAgent
1 appearance

for Allied Conveyors Limited

Fabic PozzobonCounsel
1 appearance

for Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113

David E. GaudetteUnion representative
1 appearance

for applicant/respondent employers

Donald F. O. Hersey, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
Henry EpsteinAgent
1 appearance

for Armbro Materials and Construction Limited

Bruce BinningCounsel
1 appearance
Dan FryzukCounsel
1 appearance

for Canadian Gypsum Company

Gord ButtleAgent
1 appearance
John FavaroAgent
1 appearance
Richard NixonAgent
1 appearance

for Christian Labour Association of Canada

Edw. VanderkloetCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth ForsterCounsel
1 appearance
Kerry LeeCounsel
1 appearance
Win. R. HerridgeCounsel
1 appearance

for Cloke Construction Limited; Glencon Construction Ltd. and Beaver Cook Leitch (Ontario) Limited

B. W BinningAgent
1 appearance

for Comstock Canada

Henry FranzenCounsel
1 appearance

for Desbil Management Inc. and Inducon Design/Build Associates

D. N. CorbettCounsel
1 appearance
R. E. McCormackCounsel
1 appearance

for Electrical Power Systems Construction Association and Ontario Hydro

C. C. WhiteCounsel
1 appearance
David T. McKeeCounsel
1 appearance
Sheila GoldsworthyCounsel
1 appearance
Steven L. MoateCounsel
1 appearance

for F.D.V. Construction Limited, 515112 Ontario Limited carrying on business as Bluebird Construction and William Moffat

Raimo T. HeikkilaCounsel
1 appearance
William MoffatSelf-represented
1 appearance

for F D. V Construction Ltd. and Bluebird Construction Company

Raimo T HeikkilaCounsel
1 appearance

for Ferano Construction Limited

D. FerrarottoAgent
1 appearance
George RontirisCounsel
1 appearance

for G. P Construction

G. R. PopeCounsel
1 appearance
L. GironesCounsel
1 appearance

for Inducon Construction (Northern) Inc.

R. S. MacKayCounsel
1 appearance
R. T. PettypieceCounsel
1 appearance
W. Michael TempleCounsel
1 appearance

for Inducon Development Corporation

Joe WatsonCounsel
1 appearance
S. C. BernardoCounsel
1 appearance

for intervener #1

Alex GlenCounsel
1 appearance
B. FishbeinCounsel
1 appearance
E. J. SwiftCounsel
1 appearance
P. ThorupCounsel
1 appearance
R. C. FilionCounsel
1 appearance
S.B.D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance
S. M. SmillieAgent
1 appearance
William HowardCounsel
1 appearance

for Intervener #1

R.E. MorcanUnion representative
1 appearance

for intervener #2

Arthur VartyCounsel
1 appearance
Earle Blackadder, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
George E. TempleAgent
1 appearance
Ian FieldingCounsel
1 appearance
James B. NoonanCounsel
1 appearance
Richard I. CharneyCounsel
1 appearance
Susan BissetCounsel
1 appearance

for intervener #3

H. M. PollitCounsel
1 appearance
R. J. WatsonAgent
1 appearance

for interveners #1 and # 2

G. GrossmanCounsel
1 appearance
R. A. WerryCounsel
1 appearance

for interveners #1 and #2

G. GrossmanCounsel
1 appearance
R. A. WerryCounsel
1 appearance

for Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital

Susan A. LewisCounsel
1 appearance

for Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183

A. M. Minsky, 0. C.Counsel
1 appearance
C. De ToniCounsel
1 appearance
M. MitchellCounsel
1 appearance

for Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 506

Peter HitchenCounsel
1 appearance
Raj AnandCounsel
1 appearance
S. Gilbert CraggCounsel
1 appearance
Stephen GrantCounsel
1 appearance

for Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 607, and Labourers International Union of North America Ontario Provincial Council

P. LittleCounsel
1 appearance
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance

for Leonard Hewson Ltd.

David HewsonAgent
1 appearance

for Local 89, Canadian Paperworkers Union

B. CassonUnion representative
1 appearance
G. NymanCounsel
1 appearance
L. WoodUnion representative
1 appearance
P. FellowUnion representative
1 appearance
R. FellowUnion representative
1 appearance
W. DubinskyCounsel
1 appearance

for Local Union 46 and Bill Weatherup

A. M. Minsky, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
William WeatherupAgent
1 appearance

for Losereit Sales & Services Limited

Henry' LosereitAgent
1 appearance

for Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local 2693 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

L. C. ArnoldCounsel
1 appearance
W. McintyreCounsel
1 appearance

for Miracle Food Mart, a Division of Steinberg Inc.

D. Brent LabordCounsel
1 appearance
John PeardonAgent
1 appearance

for Nicholls Radtke Limited

Bill Nicholls, Jr.Agent
1 appearance
Bill Nicholls, Sr.Agent
1 appearance
M. Patrick MoranCounsel
1 appearance

for Nicholls Radtke Ltd.

Denis FlynnCounsel
1 appearance

for O.J. Pipelines Ltd.

N. WaldbillgCounsel
1 appearance
P.M. RusakCounsel
1 appearance

for Ontario Hydro and the Electrical Power Systems Construction Association

Harvey BeresfordCounsel
2 appearances
Vello MedrieCounsel
2 appearances
Barry BrownCounsel
2 appearances
Brian StoryCounsel
2 appearances
H. A. BeresfordCounsel
1 appearance
W. 5. O'NeillCounsel
1 appearance
W. S. O'NeilCounsel
1 appearance
W S. O'NeillCounsel
1 appearance

for Ontario Sheet Metal Workers' Conference on its own behalf and on behalf of Local 473

George WardCounsel
1 appearance
S.B.D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance
Robert BrownCounsel
1 appearance

for Price Waterhouse Limited

R. BuddCounsel
2 appearances
B. GrossmanCounsel
2 appearances

for Simcoe Mechanical Contracting Limited

Gary GrahamCounsel
2 appearances
Janice RoseCounsel
1 appearance

for State Contractors Incorporated

Al FabianCounsel
1 appearance

for the Acoustical Association of Ontario

Joseph LibermanAgent
1 appearance

for the applicant

B. FishbeinCounsel
6 appearances
David McKeeCounsel
4 appearances
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
4 appearances
L. SteinbergCounsel
3 appearances
L. A. RichmondCounsel
3 appearances
Harold F. CaleyCounsel
3 appearances
Bernard FishbeinCounsel
2 appearances
Chris G. PaliareCounsel
2 appearances
Ed VanderkloetAgent
2 appearances
Lou PopovichCounsel
2 appearances
David StarkmanCounsel
2 appearances
Paul MiddletonCounsel
2 appearances
Michael MitchellCounsel
2 appearances
Bernie HansonCounsel
2 appearances
Gary BouchardCounsel
2 appearances
Steven BarrettCounsel
2 appearances
C. M. MitchellCounsel
2 appearances
A. M. MinskyCounsel
2 appearances
Bruce ZufeltAgent
2 appearances
B. WunovicUnion representative
1 appearance

for the applicant and intervener #1

Jack J. SlaughterCounsel
1 appearance
J. AndersonCounsel
1 appearance

for the applicant, intervener #1, and intervener #2

David A. McKeeCounsel
1 appearance

for the applicants

K. RimmingtonUnion representative
1 appearance
R. A. WerryCounsel
1 appearance
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance
Alex AheeCounsel
1 appearance
Chris ThurrotUnion representative
1 appearance
Cynthia MortonCounsel
1 appearance
D. LloydCounsel
1 appearance
E. BairosUnion representative
1 appearance
H. MartinCounsel
1 appearance
James David JohnsonCounsel
1 appearance
J. RudackCounsel
1 appearance

for the applicants/complainants

J. MacKinnonCounsel
1 appearance
L. A. RichmondCounsel
1 appearance

for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1065

Tim ShalhanAgent
1 appearance
Brian SheehanCounsel
1 appearance
Joanne LloydAgent
1 appearance

for the Christian Labour Association of Canada

Win. R. Herridge, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
Edward VanderkloetCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth ForsterCounsel
1 appearance
Kerry LeeCounsel
1 appearance

for the complainant

G. HollandCounsel
2 appearances
S. T. GoudgeCounsel
2 appearances
Pauline R. SevilleCounsel
1 appearance
Robert PollardAgent
1 appearance
Robin B. Cumine, Q.C.Counsel
1 appearance
Roger MaletteAgent
1 appearance
Roland FillionSelf-represented
1 appearance
T K. BillingsCounsel
1 appearance
W DubinskyAgent
1 appearance
W. H. T WilsonAgent
1 appearance
Win. J. ScraftonAgent
1 appearance
Al P. De WachterAgent
1 appearance
Brian P. SmeenkCounsel
1 appearance
Bryon BlackCounsel
1 appearance
C. CarterCounsel
1 appearance
Charles RoachCounsel
1 appearance
Chris PaliareCounsel
1 appearance
C. J. AbbassCounsel
1 appearance
Clifford A. HepburnAgent
1 appearance
David A. McKeeCounsel
1 appearance

for the complainants

A. M. MinskyCounsel
2 appearances
Don MelvinUnion representative
1 appearance
D. R. RichardCounsel
1 appearance
G. F. LuborskyCounsel
1 appearance
Gord VerdecchiaUnion representative
1 appearance
J. Sack, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
Ken ChildsUnion representative
1 appearance
Larry BaillisUnion representative
1 appearance
Lorne RichmondCounsel
1 appearance
Maurice A. GreenCounsel
1 appearance
M. BattyAgent
1 appearance
M. LloydCounsel
1 appearance
Tom ConnollyCounsel
1 appearance
Tom WilsonCounsel
1 appearance
Ugo RossiniCounsel
1 appearance
W HowardCounsel
1 appearance
Allan MacIsaacUnion representative
1 appearance
Win. HowardCounsel
1 appearance

for the Council

Alexander J. AheeCounsel
1 appearance
James "Dave" JohnsonUnion representative
1 appearance

for The Electrical Trade Bargaining Agency of the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario

Eryl RobertsCounsel
1 appearance
S.C. BernardoCounsel
1 appearance

for the employees of Inducon Construction (Northern) Inc.

J. Alexander MenziesCounsel
1 appearance

for the employer

B. E. GoddardAgent
1 appearance
R. J. DrmajCounsel
1 appearance

for the employer bargaining agency

Bruce BinningCounsel
1 appearance
Jim ThomsonAgent
1 appearance

for the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron workers and Norman Wilson

A. M. MinskyCounsel
1 appearance
N. WilsonUnion representative
1 appearance
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance

for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1149

G. RyanUnion representative
1 appearance
J. KingUnion representative
1 appearance
K. Van RasselUnion representative
1 appearance
M. MicallefUnion representative
1 appearance
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance
William MooreUnion representative
1 appearance

for the International Union of Operating Engineers and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793

Paul FalzoneCounsel
1 appearance
Phil GauthierCounsel
1 appearance
Laurence C. ArnoldCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervener

B. FishbeinCounsel
2 appearances
J. DuffyAgent
2 appearances
Dario DisanteCounsel
1 appearance
David A. McKeeCounsel
1 appearance
David StrangCounsel
1 appearance
D. BurnessAgent
1 appearance
Denis PowerCounsel
1 appearance
George PalanukUnion representative
1 appearance
Gerald LonghurstUnion representative
1 appearance
Harold F. CaleyCounsel
1 appearance
Helen 0 'ReganCounsel
1 appearance
Helen O’ReganCounsel
1 appearance
H. M. PollitUnion representative
1 appearance
Huntley DuffCounsel
1 appearance
Jack J. SlaughterUnion representative
1 appearance
James HassellCounsel
1 appearance
James TobinCounsel
1 appearance
J. DuffyUnion representative
1 appearance
Jim AndersonAgent
1 appearance
J. M. MinialoffAgent
1 appearance

for the Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 607, and Labourers' International Union of North America Ontario Provincial District Council

Mr. WahlCounsel
1 appearance

for the Labourers International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council

B. SuppaCounsel
1 appearance
H. MancinelliCounsel
1 appearance
J. MancinelliCounsel
1 appearance
L. A. RichmondCounsel
1 appearance
N. ScibettaCounsel
1 appearance

for The Maritime Life Assurance Company

Philip SpencerCounsel
1 appearance
Philip Spencer, Q.C.Counsel
1 appearance

for The Masonry Contractors' Association of Toronto Inc.

David R. Roth wellCounsel
1 appearance
Joe De CariaAgent
1 appearance
William JahnAgent
1 appearance

for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario

G. GrossmanCounsel
1 appearance
H. J. BuchmuellerAgent
1 appearance

for The Metropolitan Toronto Road Builders Association, The Heavy Construction Association of Toronto, The Metropolitan Toronto Sewer and Watermain Association, The General Contractors Section of the Toronto Construction Association and The Utility Contractors Association of Ontario

G. GrossmanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Metro Toronto Apartment Builders Association

K. MalletteCounsel
1 appearance
R. C. FilionCounsel
1 appearance

for the objectors

Art HordykCounsel
1 appearance
Benny Del DucaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Chris St. JohnAgent
1 appearance
David ScottCounsel
1 appearance
F. Glenn JonesCounsel
1 appearance
George PriddleCounsel
1 appearance
Ian C. WallaceCounsel
1 appearance
Jane MillsSelf-represented
1 appearance
Joe JamiesonAgent
1 appearance
John YanthaCounsel
1 appearance
Joseph SapirmanCounsel
1 appearance
Kevin WatsonAgent
1 appearance
Linda RobinsonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Liza Jane WestelakenSelf-represented
1 appearance
Misha ProkepetsCounsel
1 appearance
Peter M. WhalenCounsel
1 appearance
Peter R. LockyerCounsel
1 appearance
Sam SalehSelf-represented
1 appearance
Tavio GianniniAgent
1 appearance
Tim PerksAgent
1 appearance

for The Ontario Form Work Association and The Ontario Drain Contractors Association

Alan FranklinCounsel
1 appearance
Gary WalkerCounsel
1 appearance

for the other respondents

A. RoyUnion representative
1 appearance
B. CarrozziUnion representative
1 appearance
Stephen B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent

J. C. MurrayCounsel
2 appearances
Mark ContiniCounsel
2 appearances
W. G. PosthumusCounsel
2 appearances
Alex DrummondCounsel
1 appearance
Al M. BeingessnerAgent
1 appearance
A. MuhicCounsel
1 appearance
Anne E. BurkeCounsel
1 appearance
Armando PompeoAgent
1 appearance
A. RochefortAgent
1 appearance
Bernie HansonCounsel
1 appearance
B. H. StewartCounsel
1 appearance
B. NickolicCounsel
1 appearance
Bob CampbellAgent
1 appearance
Brain HerlichCounsel
1 appearance
Brian P SmeenkCounsel
1 appearance
Bruce PollockCounsel
1 appearance
B. StringerAgent
1 appearance
C. A. CumiskeyCounsel
1 appearance
Catherina SpoelCounsel
1 appearance
Cheryl J. ElliotCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183 and the intervener The Form work Council of Ontario

A. M. MinskyCounsel
1 appearance
B. S. FishbeinCounsel
1 appearance
C. DeToniCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondents

A. TalvilaAgent
1 appearance
Benjamin MeloSelf-represented
1 appearance
Brian P. SmeenkCounsel
1 appearance
Carl FinlayUnion representative
1 appearance
Chris BurrowsAgent
1 appearance
Daniel A. HarrisCounsel
1 appearance
David JohnsonAgent
1 appearance
David YanAgent
1 appearance
D. L. WakelyCounsel
1 appearance
Don RansberryAgent
1 appearance
H. M. PollitCounsel
1 appearance
Ivor StarastsCounsel
1 appearance
James WilburUnion representative
1 appearance
J. BoyleAgent
1 appearance
John TomlinsonAgent
1 appearance
Ken PetryshenCounsel
1 appearance
L. C. ArnoldCounsel
1 appearance
Len ShultzSelf-represented
1 appearance
L. SteinbergCounsel
1 appearance
Matt ElliotSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the respondent trade unions

William WarchowCounsel
2 appearances
A. M. MinskyCounsel
1 appearance
A. M. Minsky, Q.C.Counsel
1 appearance

for the Thronto Construction Association

D. Jane Forbes-RobertsCounsel
1 appearance
Janet TrimCounsel
1 appearance

for the trade union

L. C. ArnoldCounsel
1 appearance
William HardyUnion representative
1 appearance

for the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada

Alex AheeCounsel
1 appearance
G. MeservierUnion representative
1 appearance

for The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of United States and Canada, Local 800, and M. Zangari

Jeffrey EgnerCounsel
1 appearance
Mike ZangariUnion representative
1 appearance

for the United Steelworkers of America

Dave MartinUnion representative
1 appearance
David NicholsonUnion representative
1 appearance

for Tony Azar Construction and Tony Azar Construction Limited

Sheldon L. SchwartzCounsel
1 appearance

for Trans-Nation Incorporated

Adrian HillCounsel
1 appearance

for Turner Murray Contractors Inc.

Barry CardCounsel
1 appearance
W. V. HicksAgent
1 appearance

for United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 800

Alex AheeCounsel
1 appearance
Michael ZangariCounsel
1 appearance

for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1190

D. McKeeCounsel
1 appearance
D. WrayCounsel
1 appearance

for Valentine Enterprises Contracting

James ValentiniAgent
1 appearance
Robin B. Cumine, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance

for Verdi Forming Limited and The Ontario Formwork Association

R. J. GoodmanCounsel
1 appearance

for VS Services Ltd.

James G. KnightCounsel
1 appearance
Judith MartinAgent
1 appearance
Ron MoumblowAgent
1 appearance

on their own behalf as employees

Helen McBennettSelf-represented
1 appearance
June MacLeodSelf-represented
1 appearance

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cases/mo

OLRB127(100%)

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R. A. Furness

Vice-Chairman·Ontario Labour Relations Board·Since 1980

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R. W. Redford

R. A. Furness

O. Hodges

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJun 17, 1980

Employer directed to disclose employee job site locations to unions ahead of representation vote.

In an application for certification, the Board directed a representation vote.

The intervener union requested the job site locations of the employees to campaign, but the respondent employer refused, offering instead to allow meetings at its premises.

The Board held that unions are entitled to know job site locations to verify the identity and work of employees in the bargaining unit.

The Board directed the respondent to provide the job site locations, failing which the Registrar would release the employees' names and addresses.

Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Master Insulation Company Limited, 1980 CanLII 797

R. A. Werry

38 cases1980–1994

H. M. Pollit

8 cases1980–1987

G. Opacic

R. A. Furness

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJun 4, 1980

Board issues cease and desist direction against trade union for calling unlawful selective strike.

The applicant employer bargaining agency applied for relief under section 123 of the Labour Relations Act, alleging that the respondent trade union and its business manager called an unlawful strike.

The strike occurred in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry.

The Board found that the respondents violated section 134a(1) of the Act by engaging in a selective strike when not all affiliated bargaining agents had called or authorized a strike.

The Board issued a cease and desist direction against the respondents.

Mechanical Contractors Association Ontario v. United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 463, 1980 CanLII 799

W. G. Posthumus

Elizabeth Forster

19 cases1980–2015

B. Fishbein

OLRBMajority0 cases1980–1982

R. W. Redford

R. A. Furness

OLRBDissenting0 cases1980–1982

O. Hodges

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 21, 1980

Representation vote set aside because the employees who cast ballots were not performing bargaining unit work.

In an application for certification, a representation vote was held.

The intervener challenged the vote, arguing it lacked proper notice and that the two employees who voted were not performing bargaining unit work.

The Board found that the intervener was the author of its own misfortune regarding notice by walking out of a meeting.

However, the Board agreed that the two employees were not eligible to vote because they were performing clean-up and painting work, not insulation work, on the date of the vote.

The Board set aside the vote and ordered a new representation vote to be held when the respondent employs persons in the bargaining unit.

Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Master Insulation Company Limited, 1980 CanLII 795

R. A. Furness

O. Hodges

OLRBUnanimous0 cases1980–1988

F. W. Murray

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 28, 1980

Board declares newly amalgamated municipal hydro commission bound by predecessor's collective agreement under successor rights provisions.

The application followed the amalgamation and restructuring of municipal hydro services under the Durham Municipal Hydro-Electric Service Act, 1979.

The Board found that a municipal amalgamation had occurred within the meaning of section 55(11) of the Labour Relations Act.

Local 636 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Ajax Hydro-Electric Commission, 1980 CanLII 754

Rodney D. Dale

9 cases1980–2007

Peter R. Lockyer

J. Redshaw

5 cases1980–1985

Ian C. Wallace

5 cases1980–2012

Douglas W. Magrath

B. Fishbein

R. A. Furness

H.J.F. Ade

C. A. Ballentine

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 13, 1980

Application for certification granted; off-site employees commonly associated with on-site work included in bargaining unit.

The applicant union applied for certification for a bargaining unit of operating engineers employed by the respondent construction company.

The parties disputed whether four off-site employees should be included in the bargaining unit for the purpose of the count.

The Board found that three of the employees were commonly associated in their work with on-site employees and included them in the count.

The fourth employee was classified as a cement truck driver and excluded.

As the union had unchallenged evidence of membership for more than 55% of the employees in the bargaining unit, the Board granted the application for certification without a representation vote.

International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 v. Esam Construction Limited, 1980 CanLII 926

W. G. Posthumus

Elizabeth J. Forster

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B. Fishbein

R. W. Redford

R. A. Furness

O. Hodges

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 1, 1980

Representation vote ordered in displacement certification application; allegations of employer support dismissed.

The applicant union applied for certification to displace the intervener union as the bargaining agent for insulation mechanics employed by the respondent.

The Board found no evidence of a collusive arrangement or employer support, dismissing the section 12 allegations.

As the applicant demonstrated sufficient membership support, the Board ordered a representation vote.

Christian Labour Association of Canada v. Master Insulation Company Limited, 1980 CanLII 796

R. A. Furness

H.J.F. Ade

C. A. Ballentine