The union filed a complaint alleging that the employer violated the Labour Relations Act by prohibiting on-the-job political canvassing by union members on company property during non-working hours.
The canvassing was in support of the Canadian Labour Congress and the New Democratic Party during a federal by-election.
The Board dismissed the complaint, holding that while the activity may be lawful, it is too remotely connected to the dominant purpose of the Act—collective bargaining—to be protected as a statutory right.
The Board found that the communications were aimed at employees as voters rather than as employees, and thus the employer's prohibition did not violate the Act.
