The applicant, a lead hand, alleged that the trade union breached its duty of fair representation under section 74 of the Labour Relations Act by proposing the deletion of the lead hand premium during collective bargaining.
The applicant argued he was entitled to specific notice of the proposal because it detrimentally affected him.
The Board dismissed the application, finding that the union had objective justification for its proposal due to historical ambiguity regarding the lead hand's duties and friction within the bargaining unit.
The Board held that the union was not required to provide specific, individual notice to members adversely affected by bargaining proposals, provided it did not act arbitrarily, discriminatorily, or in bad faith.
