R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

Union certified as bargaining agent following successful representation vote.

The applicant union applied for certification.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statement of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board certified the applicant as the bargaining agent for the agreed-upon unit of employees at Eric Flooring and Wood Products.

Industrial Wood & Allied Workers of Canada, (I.W.A. Canada) v. Eric Flooring and Wood Products, 2001 CanLII 14558

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

Union certification granted following a successful representation vote.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

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 directed that a certificate issue to the applicant.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. Union Cleaners Limited, 2001 CanLII 8860

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

Application to terminate bargaining rights dismissed because supporting letters were signed by proxy.

The applicant sought a declaration terminating the bargaining rights of the responding trade union.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application because the supporting material consisted of letters signed on behalf of employees by a different employee, rather than by the employees themselves.

This proxy signing violated Rule 71 of the Board's Rules of Procedure, meaning the applicant failed to demonstrate that 40 percent or more of the employees in the bargaining unit had expressed a wish not to be represented by the union.

Extendicare (Canada) Port Stanley v. Service Employees International Union, Local 220, Part-Time Registered Nurses, 2001 CanLII 5093

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

Union certification granted following a successful representation vote for part-time employees.

The applicant union applied for certification for a bargaining unit of part-time employees of the responding party.

Canadian Union of Public Employees v. Umbrella Family and Child Care Centres of Hamilton, 2001 CanLII 15498

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

Representation vote ordered in union certification application; ballot box sealed due to section 8.1 notice.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union and that at least forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members.

The Board ordered a representation vote to be held.

Because the responding party filed a notice under section 8.1 of the Act disputing the applicant's estimate of the number of individuals in the unit, the Board directed that the ballot box be sealed.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation & General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. Weston Foods Inc. c.o.b. as Crissa Bakery Corp., 2001 CanLII 6791

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

Board directs representation vote in application for termination of 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'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 trade union.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

Extendicare (Canada) Port Stanley v. Service Employees International Union, Local 220 Registered Nurses (Full-Time), 2001 CanLII 17786

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 8, 2001

Applicant directed on consent to file representations regarding its trade union status.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a procedural direction on consent, ordering the applicant union to file and deliver representations regarding its status as a trade union by a specified date.

Service Employees International Union – Local 528 v. Flamboro Downs Holdings Limited, 2001 CanLII 11796

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 8, 2001

Representation vote ordered in certification application; majority declines to seal ballot box despite section 8.1 notice.

The applicant union filed an application for certification.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union and that at least forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members.

The Board ordered a representation vote.

The responding party filed a notice under section 8.1 disagreeing with the union's estimate of the number of individuals in the bargaining unit.

The majority of the Board held that any numerical discrepancies were not relevant for the purposes of section 8.1 and declined to seal the ballot box.

A dissenting Board member would have ordered the ballot box sealed pursuant to section 8.1(14).

Milk & Bread Drivers, Dairy Employees, Caterers and Allied Employees, Local Union No. 647 v. Galbocca Fixtures Inc., 2001 CanLII 14520

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Bram Herlich

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 8, 2001

Application to terminate bargaining rights dismissed due to defective petition evidence lacking proper headings.

The applicant sought to terminate the responding party union's bargaining rights.

The Board reviewed the materials filed in support of the application and found that the petition evidence was defective, as three of the four pages lacked any heading indicating what the signatories were signing.

Consequently, the Board could not conclude that 40 per cent or more of the employees in the bargaining unit appeared to have expressed a wish not to be represented by the union.

The application was dismissed.

Saint Elizabeth Health Care Supportive Care Workers of Huron County v. Service Employees International Union Local 210, 2001 CanLII 18392

Timothy W. Sargeant

OLRB0 cases1997–2001

R. R. Montague

J. A. Rundle

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 4, 2001

Reprisal complaint dismissed after applicant failed to attend hearing and responding party provided uncontradicted evidence.

The applicant filed a reprisal complaint under section 50 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act against the responding party.

A hearing was scheduled, but the applicant failed to attend.

The Board proceeded to hear the uncontradicted evidence of the responding party's representative.

Based on this evidence, the Board was satisfied that the applicant's termination did not contravene the Act and dismissed the application.

Steven C. King v. Carr Industrial Inc., 2001 CanLII 16123

R. R. Montague

Laura Trachuk

OLRB0 cases1993–2001

J. A. Rundle

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 4, 2001

Board sets certification application down for hearing prior to representation vote to determine timeliness issue.

The applicant union filed a certification application.

The intervenor union contended the application was untimely because an interest board of arbitration continued to be seized of certain contractual matters between the intervenor and the responding party employer.

The parties agreed on a three-year term for their collective agreement, but disputed how the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act applied.

The Board decided to set the application down for a hearing prior to holding a representation vote.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay Homes for the Aged, 2001 CanLII 18020

R. R. Montague

Laura Trachuk

OLRB0 cases1993–2001

J. A. Rundle

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 3, 2001

Board directs representation vote for certification and declines union's request to seal ballots.

The applicant trade union applied for certification.

The parties agreed on the appropriate bargaining unit.

The Board found that at least 40% of the individuals in the proposed unit were members of the union and directed a representation vote.

The applicant requested that the ballots be sealed and the application adjourned pending a related matter before the Canada Labour Relations Board.

The responding party opposed this request.

The Board declined to seal the ballot box, directing that the vote proceed and any remaining issues be raised at a subsequent hearing.

Canadian Telephone Employees Association v. Certen Inc., 2001 CanLII 17262

Sheilagh Turkington

26 cases2000–2022

Scott Williams

13 cases1994–2016

Heather Alden

14 cases1995–2016

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 3, 2001

Christopher J. Albertyn

OLRB0 cases1998–2001

Board amends previous decision to correct panel composition and confirms disputed work belongs to ATU.

The Board issued an amended and corrected decision regarding a jurisdictional dispute between the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 235 over work assigned by the Toronto Transit Commission.

The decision corrected the panel composition from a previous decision.

The Board confirmed that it would not change the assignment of the work in dispute, declaring that the work belongs to the ATU.

The Toronto Transit Commission v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, 2001 CanLII 11400

Tim Hannigan

8 cases2000–2020

Richard Blair

29 cases1987–2018

Nick Milanovic

5 cases1999–2001

Mike Kearny

Mike Gallizzi

Michael Stokes

2 cases2001–2001

Leslie A. Leroux

3 cases2001–2005

Kevin Johnston

Gus Oliveira

3 cases2001–2001

Eileen Wesley

2 cases1996–2001

Diane Nichol

Cliff DeQuettville

Timothy W. Sargeant

OLRB0 cases1997–2001

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 2, 2001

Board issues procedural orders for document production and particulars in consolidated certification and related employer applications.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board heard a consolidated application for certification and a related employer application under section 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The Board issued procedural orders directing the responding employers to file a response and produce material documents regarding the section 1(4) application.

The Board also ordered the applicant union to provide full particulars of its position concerning the effect of recent Minutes of Settlement on the applications.

The matters were scheduled for continuation of hearing.

Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Hamilton Housing Corporation, 2001 CanLII 11019

R. R. Montague

Patrick Kelly

OLRB0 cases1999–2019

J. A. Ronson

Union certified as bargaining agent following successful representation vote.

The applicant union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for a unit of employees at GE Specialty Extrusions Incorporated.

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.

United Brotherhood of Retail, Food, Industrial and Service Trades International Union v. GE Specialty Extrusions Incorporated, 2001 CanLII 6810

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Caroline Rowan

Union certification granted following a successful representation vote by employees at the University of Windsor.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent a bargaining unit of refrigeration and compressor operators, stationary engineers, and helpers employed by the University of Windsor.

Following a representation vote where 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 ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant.

National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation & General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. University of Windsor, 2001 CanLII 21195

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Caroline Rowan

Union certification application dismissed after failing to secure more than 50% of representation vote.

The applicant union applied for certification.

A representation vote was held, and not more than 50% 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 for certification.

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) v. ZAP Paintball Inc., 2001 CanLII 13618

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Caroline Rowan

Union decertified after majority of employees voted in opposition during representation vote.

The applicants filed an application to terminate the bargaining rights of the responding party union.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots cast were in opposition to the union, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Board declared that the union no longer represents the employees of the intervenor employer.

Deborah Luft et. al. v. Hotel Employees Restaurant Employees Union, Local 75, 2001 CanLII 3357

R. R. Montague

J. A. Ronson

Caroline Rowan