The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) applied for certification to represent an 'all employee' bargaining unit at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital (KPH) site of the newly created Providence Continuing Care Centre (PCCC).
OPSEU also applied under the Public Sector Labour Relations Transitions Act (PSLRTA) to determine the appropriate bargaining units following the amalgamation of KPH and St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital (SMOL).
The Board found that agreements entered into between PCCC and other unions under section 20(4) of the PSLRTA were valid and precluded the Board from reconfiguring those specific bargaining units.
However, the Board determined that the single 'all employee' bargaining unit sought by OPSEU for the KPH site was appropriate for collective bargaining.
