The complainant, a union health and safety representative, alleged that the respondent, a Ministry of Labour manager, violated sections 70 and 3 of the Labour Relations Act by threatening to dissolve the joint health and safety committee and threatening the complainant with 'big trouble' if he shared committee information with the NDP.
The Board found that the respondent's statements, while perhaps ill-advised, were motivated by a genuine desire to improve the dysfunctional 'internal responsibility system' at the workplace and to further the objectives of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, rather than to intimidate the complainant or cover up employer violations.
The complaint was dismissed.
