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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.
Replacement worker complaint dismissed; Red Cross found to have made intimidating statements regarding job loss.
The applicant unions alleged that the Red Cross and various home care agencies and service providers violated the replacement worker provisions of the Labour Relations Act when clients were reassigned to other agencies during a lawful strike by Red Cross homemakers.
The Board found that the other agencies were not acting on behalf of the Red Cross and were not employers of the striking workers, dismissing the replacement worker complaints.
However, the Board found that the Red Cross violated sections 65, 67(c), and 71 of the Act by making intimidating statements to employees, threatening job loss if they exercised their right to strike.
