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Board issues consent order declaring employer bound by collective agreement and liable for damages.
The applicant union referred a grievance to arbitration under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
Prior to the hearing, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Agreement.
The Board issued a consent order declaring that the responding party was bound by the collective agreement, had inadvertently violated it, and was liable for damages to be agreed upon or determined at a future hearing.
Board issues consent order for production of payroll records and adjourns grievance referral hearing.
The applicant union referred a grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
At the hearing, the parties concluded a Memorandum of Agreement and requested a consent order.
The Board issued a consent order directing a director of the responding party to produce payroll records for inspection, maintaining a subpoena for the director, and adjourning the hearing to determine the amount of any additional monies owing for collective agreement violations.
Board issued a consent order for $40,000 interim settlement for collective agreement violations.
On the scheduled hearing date, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to settle the matter.
The responding party acknowledged it was bound by the collective agreement and had violated its terms.
The Board issued a consent order incorporating the settlement terms, including a declaration of the violations and an order for the responding party to pay $40,000 as an interim partial settlement.
The matter was rescheduled to determine any additional moneys owing.
Employer's assignment of concrete forming work to composite crew of Labourers and Carpenters confirmed.
The applicant Labourers' union brought a jurisdictional dispute application regarding the assignment of concrete forming work on a parking garage project.
The employer had assigned the work to a composite crew of Labourers and Carpenters.
The Carpenters' union claimed exclusive jurisdiction over the work.
The Board considered various criteria, finding that area practice was inconsistent but that the employer's past practice strongly favoured the composite crew assignment.
The Board declined to hold a full hearing to hear oral evidence on employer practice, noting that jurisdictional disputes are determined by consultation based on filed briefs.
The Board confirmed the employer's assignment of the work to the composite crew.
Board denies preliminary adjournment and deferral motions in certification application, appointing officer for record check.
In an application for certification by Shopmen's Local 834, the Ontario Labour Relations Board dealt with several preliminary motions.
The Board denied the respondent's request for an adjournment to give notice to other parties, ruling the issue was raised too late.
The Board also denied a request to extend the terminal date due to an intervener application, maintaining its practice of using the original application's dates.
Finally, the Board refused to defer the certification applications pending the outcome of related grievance referrals.
A Board Officer was appointed to conduct a record check regarding the bargaining unit composition.
Unqualified employees and those on training courses are excluded from construction industry electrician bargaining unit.
In an application for certification in the construction industry, the Ontario Labour Relations Board determined whether certain individuals should be counted as employees in the proposed bargaining unit of electricians.
The Board found that an employee attending a training program on the application date was not 'at work' in the unit.
The Board also held that three employees performing electrical work on the employer's own premises, who were not qualified journeymen or apprentice electricians under the Trades Qualification Act, should not be included in the unit because they shared no real community of interest with qualified electricians who could lawfully work on construction sites for clients.
Union certification granted; employee objection dismissed due to failure to attend hearing.
The applicant trade union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for a unit of construction industry employees of the respondent.
One employee filed a statement in opposition to the application but failed to attend the continuation of the hearing as a party.
The Board declined to give any weight to the employee's statement due to the lack of evidence regarding its origination.
Finding that the union had the requisite membership support, the Board granted the application and issued the appropriate certificates.
