The applicant local unions sought judicial review of decisions by the Ontario Labour Relations Board finding that the international union had just cause to merge them with another local.
The applicants challenged the Board's use of a consultation process rather than a full hearing, and its refusal to order production of a specific report.
The Divisional Court held that the Board's choice of process was within reasonable expectations given its expertise.
Although the Court criticized the Board's failure to order production of the report, it declined to quash the decision, finding the merger was supported by an independent expert's unqualified recommendation.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
