Canadian Health Care Workers v. St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of London Incorporated
3709-99-PS Canadian Health Care Workers, Applicant v. St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of London Incorporated, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Service Employees International Union, Local 220 (SEIU Local 220), Responding Parties v. Ontario Nurses’ Association, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 772, National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada), Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Intervenors.
BEFORE: D. L. Gee, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; August 15, 2000
DECISION
1Subsequent to the Board’s decision of July 14, 2000 the parties have succeeded in agreeing to the following bargaining unit description:
ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH CARE LONDON SERVICE UNIT
All lay employees employed by the Employer (St. Joseph’s Health Care, London) at Grosvenor, Mount Hope and Parkwood sites, at London Ontario; save and except Professional Medical staff, Registered Nurses, Graduate nursing staff, Undergraduate Nurses, Graduate Pharmacists, Undergraduate Pharmacists, Coordinators, Graduate Dieticians, Student Dieticians, Persons engaged in research work, Social Workers, Social Work Assistants, Technical and Professional Personnel, Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief Engineer, Supervisors, Foremen, persons above the rank of Supervisor or Foreman, Office and Clerical staff, Security Guards, and Technical Unit Personnel covered by a subsisting Collective Agreement between SEIU, Local 220 and St. Joseph Health Care, London.
CLARITY NOTES:
For purposes of clarity the term “Technical and Professional Personnel” includes; Graduate and Undergraduate Speech Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Laboratory Technologists, Phlebotomist, Radiology Technologists, Recreation Coordinators, Graduate and Undergraduate Audiologists, Physio-Occupational, Psychiatric and Speech Therapists, Psychologists, Psychometrists, Computer Programmers, Biomedical Repair Technicians, Certified and Non-Certified Dental Assistants, Photography Technicians, Artists-Medical Illustrators, Registered, Non-Registered and Student Laboratory Technicians, X-Ray Technicians, Respiratory Technicians, Electrocardiogram Technicians, Electroencephalogram Technicians, Pulmonary Technicians, Nuclear Medicine Technicians, Ophthalmic Technicians, Laboratory Assistants, and Persons training to become such Therapists and Technologists.
For purposes of clarity the term “Office and Clerical Staff” includes; Ward Clerks, Admitting Clerks, Receptionists, Safety and Security Officers, Information Clerks, Mail Clerks, Cashiers, Librarians, Switchboard Operators, Secretaries, Accountants, Staffing Clerks, Medical Stenographers, Payroll Clerks and Business Office Clerks.
For purposes of clarity the term “Grosvenor Site” includes; the operations and services provided by St. Joseph Health Care, London at the Withdrawal Management Services, Health Care Materials Management Services, Family Medical Centre and H.I.V. Care Program.
2Employees in the bargaining unit described above will be asked whether they wish to be represented by the Canadian Health Care Workers–CHCW; International Union of Operating Engineers of the CAW-Canada; St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of London Incorporated.
3The representation vote will be held on August 31, 2000. Votes will be held at the locations and times indicated on the attached “Notice of Vote”. Should such be necessary, a first run-off vote will be held on September 21, 2000 and a second run-off vote, if necessary, will be held on October 12, 2000.
4Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, employees whose names appear on the Agreed Voters List are entitled to cast ballots.
5The St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of London Incorporated is directed to post copies of this decision, the “Notice of Vote” and Agreed Voters List in places where they are likely to come to the attention of the employees. The copies must remain posted until five days after the vote(s) have been held.
6Any party or person who wishes to make representations to the Board relating to the conduct of the representation vote, must file a detailed statement of representation vote, must file a detailed statement of representations with the Board and deliver it to the other parties, so that it is received by the Board within five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays on which the Board is closed) of the date on which the vote is taken.
7This matter is referred to the Registrar.
8The Board’s decision of July 14, 2000 did not specifically address the issue of whether the Technical Unit is to be an all employee unit or a full-time unit excluding part-time employees. It is the Board’s determination that there is no basis for expanding the unit to include part-time employees and that the Technical Unit is appropriately a full-time unit excluding part-time employees.
“D. L. Gee”
for the Board