[1986] OLRB Rep. September 1306
1285-86-R Great Lakes Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union, Applicant, v. S. Catrini Fisheries Inc., Respondent
BEFORE: Patricia Hughes, Vice-Chairman, and Board Members D. A. MacDonald and D. A. Patterson.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; September 16, 1986
1This is an application for certification in which the applicant has requested a pre-hearing vote.
2The name of the respondent is amended to read: "S. Catrini Fisheries Inc.".
3In accordance with the Board's usual practice, by order dated July 31, 1986, the Board appointed Labour Relations Officers to confer with the parties in relation to matters arising out of the pre-hearing vote application. The Officers so appointed scheduled a meeting with the parties August 15, 1986. At the outset of the meeting, it was learned that the respondent had not been notified of the application or meeting. Accordingly, the Board fixed a new terminal date and, by order dated August 22, 1986, appointed another Officer to meet with the parties. The applicant failed to attend that meeting held on September 4, 1986.
4Counsel for the applicant has written to the Board submitting that the failure of the applicant to appear was "due to a series of inadvertent coincidences" and requests the Board to direct the vote to be held on the basis of the information filed. The applicant was aware of the date, place and time of the meeting. Furthermore, notice of the Officer's meeting, sent to the applicant and its counsel on August 22, 1986, for the meeting scheduled for September 4, 1986, states as follows:
Failure of the applicant to attend the meeting in this case, either in person or through its representative, will result in rejection by the Board of the application.
5Accordingly, the application is hereby dismissed.