The applicant union sought a declaration under section 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act that three construction companies were carrying on associated or related activities under common control or direction and should be treated as one employer.
The Board found that the companies shared premises, expenses, and administrative services, and that one company provided extensive managerial and supervisory services to the others.
The Board inferred that the arrangement was designed to allow a non-unionized company to bid on projects outside the unionized company's geographic area after province-wide bargaining legislation was enacted.
The Board granted the declaration, finding the entities constituted one employer bound by the provincial collective agreement.
