The applicant union applied for certification.
The respondent employer requested an adjournment to locate a 1968 collective agreement, arguing it might show the union abandoned its bargaining rights due to unfavourable terms.
The Board denied the adjournment, noting the union stipulated the terms were unfavourable and the agreement would otherwise bar the application unless rights were abandoned.
Based on uncontradicted evidence that the union had not negotiated, grieved, collected dues, or contacted employees for over twelve years, the Board found the union had abandoned its prior bargaining rights.
The Board granted the certification application.
