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Grievance for travel allowance dismissed as collective agreement did not apply to permanent fabrication shop.
The union filed a grievance claiming that its members were entitled to a travel allowance under the provincial collective agreement when dispatched to the employer's fabrication shop, which was located outside the travel-free zone.
The employer argued that the collective agreement did not apply to its shop operations, which it characterized as manufacturing rather than construction.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the grievance, finding that the collective agreement distinguished between job sites and shops, and that the travel allowance provision was not intended to apply to tradesmen dispatched to a permanent shop.
