W. H. Gibson

The applicant trade union applied for certification in the construction industry, seeking two bargaining units: one for carpenters under section 131a(1) of the Labour Relations Act, and a second for labourers and bricklayers under section 6(1).

The Board held that section 131a deals with all applications for certification in the construction industry, and any finding of an appropriate unit under section 6(1) must be made within the confines of section 131a.

Because labourers and bricklayers would not be covered by the provincial agreement relating to carpenters, they were not appropriate for inclusion in the unit.

The Board limited the appropriate unit to carpenters and carpenters' apprentices.