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Borrowed $1.00 payment for union membership dues satisfies statutory requirement for certification evidence.
In an application for certification, the respondent employer challenged the union's membership evidence, alleging a 'non-pay' issue.
An employee had borrowed the required $1.00 membership fee from a co-worker and paid it to the union organizer.
The employer argued this did not constitute a financial sacrifice or a payment 'on his own behalf' under section 1(1)(l) of the Labour Relations Act.
The Board rejected this argument, holding that the borrowed dollar became the employee's money to dispose of as he pleased, and its payment satisfied the statutory requirement.
The matter was re-listed to determine remaining issues regarding employee status and part-time exclusions.
