International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 586 v. Bonneville Electric Ltd.
3147-99-R International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 586, Applicant v. Bonneville Electric Ltd., Responding Party.
BEFORE: John Morgan Lewis, Vice-Chair, and Board Members G. Pickell and A. Haward.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; February 18, 2000
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: “Bonneville Electric Ltd.”
2No statement of desire to make representations has been filed with the Board within the time fixed by the Board following the taking of the representation vote pursuant to the Board's direction of January 28, 2000.
3In its decision of January 28, 2000, the Board found the following bargaining unit to be appropriate for collective bargaining:
all journeymen and apprentice electricians and journeymen and apprentice linemen in the employ of Bonneville Electric. in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario, and all journeymen and apprentice electricians and journeymen and apprentice linemen in the employ of Bonneville Electric. in all sectors of the construction industry in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, excluding the industrial, commercial and institutional sector, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
4On the taking of the representation vote directed by the Board, more than fifty per cent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were cast in favour of the applicant.
5Section 160(1) of the Act, which states as follows, provides for the issuance of more than one certificate if the applicant has the requisite support:
- (1) The Board shall certify the trade unions on whose behalf an application for certification is brought as the bargaining agent of the employees in the bargaining unit if more than 50 per cent of the ballots cast in the representation vote by the employees in the bargaining unit are cast in favour of the trade unions. The Board shall issue one certificate that is confined to the industrial, commercial and institutional sector and another certificate in relation to all other sectors in the appropriate geographic area or areas.
Therefore, pursuant to section 160(1) of the Act, a certificate will issue to the applicant affiliated bargaining agent on its own behalf and on behalf of all other affiliated bargaining agents of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the IBEW Construction Council of Ontario in respect of all journeymen and apprentice electricians and journeymen and apprentice linemen in the employ of Bonneville Electric Ltd. in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
6Further, pursuant to section 160(1) of the Act, a certificate will issue to the applicant trade union in respect of all journeymen and apprentice electricians and journeymen and apprentice linemen in the employ of Bonneville Electric Ltd. in all sectors of the construction industry in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, excluding the industrial, commercial and institutional sector, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
7The Registrar will destroy the ballots cast in the representation vote taken in this matter following the expiration of 30 days from the date of this decision unless a statement requesting that the ballots should not be destroyed is received by the Board from one of the parties before the expiration of such 30-day period.
8The responding party is directed to post copies of this decision immediately, adjacent to the "Notice of Vote and of Meeting" posted previously. These copies must remain posted for a period of 30 days.
“John Morgan Lewis”
for the Board