Union generally entitled to keep copy of employee list in certification applications, though moot here.
In an application for certification, the union requested a copy of the employee list filed by the employer to keep.
The employer objected, arguing this was a departure from Board practice.
The Board affirmed that natural justice principles and practical considerations generally entitle a union to review and keep a copy of the employee list without a Labour Relations Officer present.
However, because the parties had already agreed on the voters list and there were no outstanding challenges, the Board declined to order the employer to provide the original employee list, but directed that a copy of the voters list be provided to the union.
London and District Service Workers' Union, Local 220, SEIU, AFL, CIO, CLC v. Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, 1988 CanLII 3761