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Ontario labour law applies to professional baseball umpires working in Toronto; lock-out declared unlawful.
The Association of Major League Umpires filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the American and National Leagues and the Toronto Blue Jays, challenging a lock-out and the use of replacement umpires at games in Toronto.
The Leagues argued that their collective bargaining relationship was governed by American law and that Ontario law did not apply.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board held that the Ontario Labour Relations Act applies to the umpires when they work in Toronto.
The Board declared that the lock-out and the use of replacement umpires in Ontario were unlawful because the parties had not completed the compulsory conciliation process required by the Act.
