Stephen Raymond

The applicant employer applied to terminate the bargaining rights of the responding party trade union.

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with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board declared that the union no longer represents the employees.

The previously scheduled hearing dates were cancelled.

The applicants requested to withdraw their application against the responding party union.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant filed an application under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to terminate the bargaining rights of the responding party trade union.

The Board found the application was timely and that at least forty percent of the employees in the bargaining unit had expressed a wish not to be represented by the union.

Accordingly, the Board directed that a representation vote be taken among the eligible employees.

The applicant requested to withdraw the application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent refrigeration operators and helpers employed by the responding party at the Vaughan Iceplex.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant.

Following the amalgamation of Moore Township and Sombra Township into St. Clair Township, OPSEU applied for certification to represent employees of Moore Township.

St. Clair Township subsequently filed an application under the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act (PSLRTA).

The issue was whether OPSEU could participate in the PSLRTA process given that its certification application was filed just prior to the amalgamation changeover date.

The Board held that OPSEU had demonstrated a sufficient interest in the proceedings by virtue of its certification application and successful representation vote, and exercised its discretion to grant OPSEU intervenor status in the PSLRTA application.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent security guard employees at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

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 granted the certification and ordered a certificate to issue.

The applicant filed an application against the responding party union, with the employer intervening.

Having regard to the settlement reached by the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered the application withdrawn.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the applicant is a trade union within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

Based on the agreement of the parties regarding the appropriate bargaining unit and the membership evidence filed, the Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant filed applications under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The responding party union notified the Board that the copies of the applications it received were not fully legible.

The Board directed the applicant to re-serve legible copies of both applications on the responding parties by a specified date, and extended the time for the responding parties to file their responses.

The CAW and UFCW filed competing applications for certification regarding employees at Coca-Cola's new Brampton facility.

UFCW Local 175 claimed existing bargaining rights based on a collective agreement provision extending rights to new facilities within a 50-mile radius if staffed by its members.

The Board declined to immediately order a representation vote, finding that the fundamental issue of whether UFCW Local 175 already held bargaining rights for the facility needed to be determined first.

The matter was scheduled for further hearing.

The applicant union requested to withdraw its application against the responding party condominium corporation.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board acknowledged the request and ordered the application withdrawn.

The applicant applied to terminate the responding party union's bargaining rights for employees of Dalkeith Lumber Inc. Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast 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.

The applicant union applied for certification.

The parties agreed on the bargaining unit description, except for three positions.

A representation vote was held, and more than fifty percent of the ballots cast were in favour of the union, regardless of the outcome of the disputed positions.

The Board exercised its discretion under section 9(2) of the Act to certify the union pending the final resolution of the bargaining unit composition, to assist the parties in commencing collective agreement negotiations.

The applicant union and responding employer agreed to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

The Board granted the adjournment, noting the matter would be deemed terminated if neither party requested to proceed within that time.

The applicant applied 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 at least forty percent of the employees in the bargaining unit expressed a wish not to be represented by the trade union.

The Board directed a representation vote.

The responding party's request to seal the ballot box due to allegations of employer discrimination was denied, and the ballots were ordered to be counted following the vote.

The applicant trade union applied for certification.

A representation vote was held within five days of the application, as required by the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

Objecting employees raised allegations of insufficient notice and intimidation by the trade union.

The Board found that the notice was clear and that the allegations of intimidation, even if true, would not cause the Board to doubt the true wishes of the employees.

As more than fifty per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, the Board granted the application and directed that a certificate issue.

The applicant union applied for certification.

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 as the bargaining agent for the agreed-upon bargaining unit of employees at North American Lumber Limited in Fort Frances.

The applicant requested to withdraw the application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn with leave of the Board.

The applicant sought a review of an Employment Standards Officer's Order to Pay, claiming additional unpaid wages, termination pay, and vacation pay.

The employer failed to appear at the hearing despite notice.

The Board accepted the applicant's evidence regarding her employment and the amounts owed.

The Board ordered the employer to pay the increased amount of $5,481.86 for the applicant, as well as $1,624.59 for another employee who did not dispute her original order but had not been paid.