Ontario Labour Relations Board
[1987] OLRB Rep. November 1443
0872-87-R United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, General Workers' Union, Local 1030, Applicant v. Zenith Wood Turners Inc. and 148620 Canada Inc., Respondents
BEFORE: Judith McCormack, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. F. Davidson and H. Kobryn.
APPEARANCES: Frank Manoni and Andrew Root for the applicant; Terry D. McEwan and Antoinette Csanadi for the respondents.
DECISION OF JUDITH MCCORMACK, VICE-CHAIR, AND BOARD MEMBER H. KOBRYN; November 6, 1987
1The names of the respondents are amended to read: "Zenith Wood Turners Inc." and "148620 Canada Inc.".
2This is an application for certification in which the applicant has invoked section 8 of the Labour Relations Act. The Board finds that the applicant is a trade union within the meaning of section l(l)(p) of that Act.
3Having regard to the parties' agreement and the evidence before us, we find that the respondents carry on related activities or businesses under common control or direction, and we direct that they shall be treated as constituting one employer for the purposes of the Act.
4Again, having regard to the agreement of the parties, and the manner in which the Board generally describes bargaining units of this type, the Board finds the following is an appropriate unit of employees for collective bargaining:
All employees of the respondents in the County of Glengarry, Ontario, save and except foremen, persons above the rank of foreman, office, clerical and sales staff and students employed during the school vacation period.
5The evidence before us establishes that Antoinette Csanadi is the president of 148620 Canada Inc., and the secretary-treasurer of Zenith Wood Turners Inc. Her husband, Frank Csanadi, is the president of Zenith Wood Turners Inc. and the secretary-treasurer of 148620 Canada Inc. Together Mr. and Mrs. Csanadi own all the shares of the two companies. Zenith Wood Turners Inc. manufactures wood turning products such as stair components, stools, kitchen cabinet accessories and so forth, and 148620 Canada Inc. distributes those products