The union applied for certification to represent employees of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa.
The parties disputed the composition of the bargaining unit, specifically regarding Ontario Youth Corps Programme participants, relief workers, students, and contract employees.
The Board found that Youth Corps participants were employees but excluded them from the bargaining units due to their unique terms of employment and lack of community of interest.
The Board applied its standard 7-week rule to determine part-time status for relief workers and its 30/30 rule to determine which employees were in the bargaining unit on the application date.
The Board certified the union on an interim basis for the full-time unit and appointed a Labour Relations Officer to settle the part-time unit list.
