2395-99-R CAW Local 1000 of National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers’ Union of Canada (CAW-Canada), Applicant v. Marks & Spencer Canada Inc., Responding Party Employer.
BEFORE: Timothy W. Sargeant, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and R. R. Montague.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; January 24, 2000
This is an application under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (“the Act”) for a declaration that the applicant has acquired the rights, privileges and duties of its predecessor Retail Wholesale Canada, Canadian Service Sector Division of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1000, by reason of a merger, amalgamation or a transfer of jurisdiction. Notice of this application has been sent to the responding party employer and the alleged predecessor trade union. The responding party has notified the Board that the Canadian operations are closed and currently there are no employees in the bargaining unit affected by this application. The responding party does not expect that the Canadian operations will reopen. Accordingly, this application is unopposed.
Having regard to the material before it, and pursuant to section 68 of the Act, the Board hereby declares that the applicant union has acquired the rights, privileges and duties of its predecessor Retail Wholesale Canada, Canadian Service Sector Division of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1000, by reason of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction.
“Timothy W. Sargeant”
for the Board