Ontario Labour Relations Board
File No.: 2900-99-U Parties: Francis Nyame Otoo, Applicant v. CAW Local 4457 – CAW Canada, Responding Party. Before: Anthony Brown, Vice-Chair. Decision of the Board: January 18, 2000
Decision
[1]. This is an application pursuant to section 96 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the "Act") alleging violation of section 74.
[2]. The responding party has returned its copy of the complaint under a short note to the effect that the employer of the complainant is a “federal work or undertaking within the meaning of the Canada Labour Code” and that the Board has no jurisdiction with respect to this application. The responding party offers no explanation to assist the applicant or the Board to understand how the employer is a federal work or undertaking.
[3]. The Registrar is directed to return the copy of the application to the responding party. The responding party is directed to file a response by January 28, 2000, including a statement of the material facts relied upon with respect to its assertion that the Board is without jurisdiction.
“Anthony Brown”
for the Board