Timothy W. Sargeant

The applicant passed away prior to the scheduled hearing.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a decision stating that the matter is presumed not to proceed and will be deemed terminated unless a representative of the applicant contacts the Board in writing by a specified date.

The applicant union filed a displacement application for certification to represent employees currently represented by the intervenor union.

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

The Board directed a representation vote and dismissed the intervenor's request to seal the ballot box.

The parties agreed to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

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

The applicant union filed a displacement application for certification.

The responding party employer and the intervenor union asserted that the application was untimely because a conciliation officer had been appointed for the existing bargaining units and no 'No Board' report had been issued.

The Board noted that the application appeared untimely under section 67(2) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and directed the applicant to file written submissions showing why the application should not be dismissed.

The applicant filed an application for certification.

The responding party failed to file a response within the required time.

The Board found the applicant to be a trade union under the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

Based on the membership evidence filed, the Board determined that at least forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members of the union.

Consequently, the Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for employees of the responding party.

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 issued a certificate to the applicant union.

The applicant, Brent Ditchburn, sought to withdraw his application against Q-Lube.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union and that not less than forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members.

The Board ordered a representation vote.

Although the employer gave notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 disagreeing with the union's estimate of the number of individuals in the bargaining unit, the employer agreed that the ballots be counted, so the Board did not order the ballot box sealed.

A dissenting Board member argued that the vote should not take place or the ballot box should be sealed until the section 8.1 issues were resolved.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union under the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and that at least forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members.

The Board directed a representation vote to be held, with segregated ballots for individuals in disputed positions due to a disagreement over the bargaining unit description.

The applicant sought to withdraw the application against the responding party union.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave for the application to be withdrawn.

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 and imposed a one-year bar on further certification applications by the applicant for this bargaining unit.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent instructors and assistant instructors employed by the responding school board.

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.

The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent security officers at the responding party's facility.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union and that the proposed bargaining unit is appropriate.

The Board determined that the union had the requisite 40% membership support to order a representation vote.

Although the employer gave notice under section 8.1 of the Act disagreeing with the union's estimate of the number of individuals in the bargaining unit, the Board found that the 40% threshold was met regardless of which estimate was used.

The Board ordered a representation vote and directed that the ballot box not be sealed.

One Board Member dissented, arguing that the ballot box should be sealed until the section 8.1 issues were resolved.

The applicant trade union filed a displacement application for certification.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the applicant is a trade union under the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and that it appeared to have the requisite 40% membership support in the proposed bargaining unit.

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

The applicant union sought to withdraw its application against the responding party employer.

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

The applicant employer brought an application under section 69 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 regarding the sale of a business.

The parties agreed that a sale of a business had occurred, that the employer was a successor employer, and that there was an intermingling of employees resulting in a conflict between the bargaining rights of two union locals.

On consent, the Ontario Labour Relations Board directed a representation vote to determine which of the two union locals would represent the agreed-upon bargaining unit.

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

The Board found that the union appeared to have the requisite 40% membership support in the proposed bargaining unit and ordered a representation vote.

Although the employer filed a notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act disputing the union's estimate of the bargaining unit size, the Board declined to seal the ballot box, finding the 40% threshold was met regardless of which estimate was used.

A dissenting Board member would have sealed the ballot box pending resolution of the section 8.1 issues.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification.

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 of the eligible employees in the voting constituency.

The applicant sought to withdraw its application against the responding party.

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

The applicant union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for a unit of employees at the Sioux Lookout District Health Centre.

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 applicant as the bargaining agent for the agreed-upon bargaining unit.