S. Liang is a vice-chair at the Ontario Labour Relations Board with 67 decisions on record from 1991 to 1997. Key areas include employment and labour law, administrative law, construction law.

What tribunal does S. Liang sit on?

S. Liang sits on the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

What areas of law does S. Liang decide?

S. Liang's most common areas include Employment and Labour Law (67 decisions), Administrative Law (25 decisions), Construction Law (9 decisions). S. Liang has handled 67 decisions across 5 areas.

How many decisions has S. Liang made?

S. Liang has 67 decisions on record from 1991 to 1997.

Who frequently appears before S. Liang?

Representatives who frequently appear before S. Liang include S. B. D. Wahl, Marisa Pollock, Kelvin Kucey.

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S. Liang — Vice-Chair

Employment and Labour Law

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Construction Law

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S. Liang

Vice-Chair·Ontario Labour Relations Board·Since 1991

cases · 7 yrs · OLRB

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OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardFeb 4, 1992

Employer breached statutory freeze by failing to pay established interval wage increases during certification process.

The complainant union alleged that the respondent employer violated the statutory freeze provisions of section 81 of the Labour Relations Act by failing to grant interval wage increases to bargaining unit employees in 1990 and 1991.

The employer did not attend the hearing.

The Board found that the employer had an established pattern of granting automatic wage increases at intervals during the calendar year, which created a reasonable expectation among employees.

The Board held that the failure to pay these increases during the statutory freeze period constituted a breach of section 81, and ordered the employer to implement the wage increases forthwith.

One Board member dissented, citing the union's delay in bringing the complaint.

Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3419 v. Harrowood Seniors' Community, 1992 CanLII 6751

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJan 23, 1992

Board refused to defer unfair labour practice complaint to jurisdictional dispute process where employer allegedly circumvented prior determinations.

The applicants filed an unfair labour practice complaint and referred two grievances to arbitration, alleging the respondents failed to abide by work jurisdiction determinations and changed work methods to avoid assigning work to the applicants.

The respondents and intervener argued the matters were essentially jurisdictional disputes that should be deferred or dismissed.

The Board dismissed the preliminary motion to defer the unfair labour practice complaint and the mark-up grievance, finding they raised issues beyond mere work assignment, but adjourned the work assignment grievance.

The Board also granted the applicants leave to amend their complaint and granted the intervener full standing in the proceedings.

Ontario Allied Construction Trades Council v. Electrical Power Systems Construction Association, 1992 CanLII 6803

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJan 15, 1992

Board declined to hold hearing on non-pay allegation where union initiation fee was reimbursed.

In an application for certification, the respondent alleged that a person for whom the applicant submitted membership evidence did not pay the required $1.00 fee.

A Labour Relations Officer's inquiry revealed that a fellow employee paid the fee on the signer's behalf, and the signer reimbursed the employee prior to the completion of the Form 9 Declaration.

The Board found this satisfied the requirement under section 1(1) of the Act and declined to direct a hearing into the non-pay allegation.

International Union, United Plant Guard Workers of America v. Burns International Security Services Limited, 1992 CanLII 6807

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJan 6, 1992

Application for certification dismissed upon union's request to withdraw; employer's request for six-month bar denied.

The applicant union sought leave to withdraw its application for certification after meeting with a Labour Relations Officer.

The respondent employer requested that the application be dismissed and a six-month bar be imposed on future applications, noting a previous withdrawn application.

The Board dismissed the application in accordance with its Practice Notes but declined to impose a bar.

Applying the principles from Amarcord Carpenters Ltd., the Board found that the circumstances did not warrant a bar, as the withdrawal was not made in anticipation of defeat at a representation vote, nor were there special and extreme circumstances.

Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada, Local Union 172 Restoration Steeplejacks v. Belair Restoration (Ontario) Inc., 1992 CanLII 6796

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardDec 10, 1991

Board defers competing certification application due to overlapping but non-congruent construction industry bargaining units.

Two unions filed competing applications for certification with respect to overlapping but non-congruent bargaining units of employees of the respondent in the construction industry.

The Board considered how to exercise its discretion under section 103(3) of the Labour Relations Act.

Finding that a representation vote involving the overlapping units could lead to contradictory results and fail to ascertain the true wishes of the employees, the Board directed the second applicant to either amend its proposed bargaining unit to match the first applicant's unit or have its application deferred until the final disposition of the first application.

Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183 v. 554538 Ontario Limited, 1991 CanLII 6146

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardDec 4, 1991

Employees at a religious order's Mother House are not excluded from the Labour Relations Act.

The applicant union sought certification for a bargaining unit of part-time lay employees working at Mount St. Joseph, the Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of Peterborough.

The respondent argued that the employees were excluded from the Labour Relations Act under section 2(a) as 'domestics employed in a private home'.

The Board found that the institutional nature of the residence, which housed 67 sisters and operated with set shifts and lay supervisors, distinguished it from a private home.

The Board concluded the employees were not excluded from the Act and issued a certificate to the applicant.

Service Employees Union, Local 183 v. Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of Peterborough, 1991 CanLII 6156

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardNov 8, 1991

Union not permitted to enlarge proposed bargaining unit after pre-hearing representation vote taken.

The applicant union applied for certification and requested a pre-hearing representation vote.

Following the vote, the applicant sought to enlarge the bargaining unit description to include the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector, a claim it had previously withdrawn.

The respondent employer and intervener union objected to this expansion.

The Board held that while the expanded unit would normally be appropriate in a displacement application, the applicant could not change its position and enlarge the unit after the parties had met to review the employee list and the vote had been taken based on the narrower unit.

The Board determined the appropriate bargaining unit to be the narrower unit originally sought and directed a Labour Relations Officer to inquire into the list of eligible voters.

Labourers' International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council v. Ben Bruinsma and Sons Limited, 1991 CanLII 5998

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for Bemar Construction (Ont.) Inc.

Lawrence F. RyanCounsel
1 appearance

for Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2119

Doreen LeederCounsel
1 appearance
Sean McGeeCounsel
1 appearance

for Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79

Denis CaseyCounsel
1 appearance
Frank LuceCounsel
1 appearance

for Carpenters, Local 27

David McKeeCounsel
1 appearance
Frank O'ReillyCounsel
1 appearance
James NymanCounsel
1 appearance
Lorenzo MonacoCounsel
1 appearance
Ucal PowellCounsel
1 appearance

for Carpenters, Local 446

David McKeeCounsel
1 appearance
Gil ScottCounsel
1 appearance

for Christian Labour Association of Canada

Bert WierengaCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth ForsterCounsel
1 appearance
Fern BastienCounsel
1 appearance
Hank BeekhuisCounsel
1 appearance
Marc NoelCounsel
1 appearance

for C. Mussai and M. McCready, objectors

Barrie W. CarlyleCounsel
1 appearance

for Electrical Power Systems Construction Association and Bechtel Canada Inc.

G. BrooksAgent
1 appearance
L. TaskerAgent
1 appearance
Mama ShecterCounsel
1 appearance
M. Patrick MoranCounsel
1 appearance

for Framing Design A. Div. of 948641 Ontario Limited

John CalderonCounsel
1 appearance

for IWA-Canada, Local 1-1000

David WrightCounsel
1 appearance
Kelly WaddinghamCounsel
1 appearance
Mike McCarterCounsel
1 appearance

for Labourers, Local 1036

L. A. RichmondCounsel
1 appearance
W. SuppaCounsel
1 appearance

for Labourers' Local 183

Q. CeolinCounsel
1 appearance
L. A. RichmondCounsel
1 appearance

for Labourers, Local 183

S. B. D. WahlCounsel
2 appearances
T. DionisioCounsel
2 appearances
Q. CeolinCounsel
1 appearance
C. M. MitchellCounsel
1 appearance
R. LotitoCounsel
1 appearance

for Masonry Contractors Association of Toronto Inc.

J. DeConaCounsel
1 appearance
C. E. HumphreyCounsel
1 appearance

for Metropolitan Industrial & Commercial Masonry Contractors Inc.

Brian McKinleyCounsel
1 appearance
David MombourquetteCounsel
1 appearance
Jason HansonCounsel
1 appearance

for Metropolitan Toronto Apartment Builders Association

Bruce BinningCounsel
1 appearance
Richard LyallCounsel
1 appearance

for Nicholls-Radtke Limited

Denis FlynnCounsel
1 appearance

for Ontario Nurses Association

Sharon FauldsUnion representative
1 appearance

for Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Roger HaleyCounsel
1 appearance
Bill McNicolCounsel
1 appearance
David WrightCounsel
1 appearance

for Stephens and Rankin Inc.

W. I. McNaughtonCounsel
1 appearance
Ian MckieCounsel
1 appearance

for Tembec Forest Products

David C. DanielsCounsel
1 appearance

for the applicant

S. B. D. WahlCounsel
4 appearances
Marisa PollockCounsel
4 appearances
Kelvin KuceyCounsel
3 appearances
N. L. JesinCounsel
3 appearances
Brando ParisUnion representative
2 appearances
John FullerCounsel
2 appearances
Michael DudenCounsel
2 appearances
Joe AlmeidaAgent
1 appearance
John AmanCounsel
1 appearance
John CoonesUnion representative
1 appearance
Julia NobleUnion representative
1 appearance
Kevin ElliottCounsel
1 appearance
L. A. RichmondCounsel
1 appearance
Larry LinehamAgent
1 appearance
L. CurtoCounsel
1 appearance
Lisa KellyCounsel
1 appearance
Mario Dos SantosCounsel
1 appearance
Mark FlanniganCounsel
1 appearance
Mark LewisCounsel
1 appearance
Mark RowlinsonUnion representative
1 appearance

for the Applicant

David E. SmithSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the applicant/complainant

G. VarricchioCounsel
1 appearance
R. WeissCounsel
1 appearance
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance

for the applicants

Joseph LibermanCounsel
2 appearances
L. BalanzinCounsel
1 appearance
N. L. JesinCounsel
1 appearance

for the Association of Allied Health Professionals: Ontario

Chris Luscombe-MillsCounsel
1 appearance
Simon LaxonCounsel
1 appearance
Sue McCullochCounsel
1 appearance

for the company

Roger JoyalSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the complainant

C. ForsterCounsel
1 appearance

for the Complainant

Joanne AmatuzioSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the group of employees

David P. BurnsCounsel
1 appearance

for the Independent Canadian Transit Union and its Local 6

Nelson RolandCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervener

Brent McPhersonCounsel
1 appearance
David HagerCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth ForsterCounsel
1 appearance
J. MacKinnonCounsel
1 appearance
L. A. RichmondCounsel
1 appearance
Philip PrinsCounsel
1 appearance
Roger D. I. LippertCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervenor

Dave FoleyUnion representative
1 appearance
David CowlingCounsel
1 appearance
D. BanksCounsel
1 appearance
D. GrafCounsel
1 appearance
Jim FougereCounsel
1 appearance
John MoszynskiCounsel
1 appearance
Martin AddarioCounsel
1 appearance
Melissa NixonCounsel
1 appearance
Mike PopovichCounsel
1 appearance
Peter MyerCounsel
1 appearance
Robert YoungerCounsel
1 appearance
Tony LaMacchiaCounsel
1 appearance

for the objectors

Alana ChristieSelf-represented
1 appearance
Daniel J. McKeownCounsel
1 appearance
Daniel J. McKeownSelf-represented
1 appearance
Daniel StoikoffAgent
1 appearance
Daniel StoikoffSelf-represented
1 appearance
Eric PowerSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ghansham MaharajAgent
1 appearance
Ghansham MaharajSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ingrid DrabikSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jaime SheppardSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jean LaufmanSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jennifer AltenburgSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jim CacouryotisSelf-represented
1 appearance
Kiem Lam NghiemAgent
1 appearance
Kiem Lam NghiemSelf-represented
1 appearance
Linda BarryAgent
1 appearance
Lisa ShepherdSelf-represented
1 appearance
Monique GauthierAgent
1 appearance
Norma ReddingSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Ontario Hospital Association and Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital

Caroline ManleyCounsel
1 appearance
John WakelyCounsel
1 appearance
Shirley RogersCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Nurses' Association

Pat GibsonCounsel
1 appearance
Valerie MacDonaldCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent

Brian ShellCounsel
1 appearance
Darrel SmithCounsel
1 appearance
David MilnerCounsel
1 appearance
D. K. GrayCounsel
1 appearance
G. I. CampbellCounsel
1 appearance
Jim HassellCounsel
1 appearance
Mark NorkumAgent
1 appearance
Sister Hilda MaloneyAgent
1 appearance
Sister Jean SmithAgent
1 appearance
Tom DunneCounsel
1 appearance
Winston CurtisCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondents

John C. FieldCounsel
1 appearance
Peter WatsonCounsel
1 appearance

for the responding parties

Graham ClarkeCounsel
1 appearance
James HayesCounsel
1 appearance
Robert LefebvreCounsel
1 appearance
David HarrisCounsel
1 appearance
Russ DersewehAgent
1 appearance
William GaleCounsel
1 appearance
W. ThorntonCounsel
1 appearance
Alum FortinCounsel
1 appearance
John MartinCounsel
1 appearance
Nancy McCarthyAgent
1 appearance
A. MarkhamAgent
1 appearance
Robert McKayCounsel
1 appearance

for the responding party

Neil ShalapataCounsel
2 appearances
Dolores M. BarbiniCounsel
2 appearances
David CowlingCounsel
2 appearances
Bill AndersonCounsel
2 appearances
Linda AdamCounsel
2 appearances
Rick HibbardCounsel
2 appearances
Wallace M. KennyCounsel
2 appearances
Walter ThorntonCounsel
2 appearances
Harold van der TolCounsel
1 appearance
Heather BrennanCounsel
1 appearance
Irene WolfeCounsel
1 appearance
J. A. EmondCounsel
1 appearance
J. A. LunneyCounsel
1 appearance
Jason HansonCounsel
1 appearance
Jean-Michel OuzzanAgent
1 appearance
Jim GrayCounsel
1 appearance
Joe BrinkosCounsel
1 appearance
John PlattCounsel
1 appearance
June HagenCounsel
1 appearance
Les DickinsCounsel
1 appearance

for the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 537

N. AgnewUnion representative
1 appearance
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance

for the union

Ms. TrachukCounsel
1 appearance

Decisions

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OLRB67(100%)

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