Related employer declaration granted where two construction companies operated under common control and direction.
The applicant union sought a declaration under section 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act that the respondents, Hugh Murray (1974) Limited and Trend Building Systems, were one employer.
The Board found that both companies were owned and controlled by the same individual, engaged in related construction activities, and operated from the same premises.
The Board granted the declaration, piercing the corporate veil to prevent the erosion of bargaining rights, and held that the union's province-wide bargaining rights applied to both entities.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 249 v. Hugh Murray (1974) Limited, 1981 CanLII 903
