Ontario Labour Relations Board
1350-99-U Marc A. Crockford, et al, Applicants v. Warehousemen, Transportation and General Workers Union, Local 715 of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union District Council of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union; National Grocers Co. Ltd., Responding Parties.
2809-99-U Raymond Lapointe, Wayne Cascanette and Perry Smith, Applicants v. Warehousemen, Transportation and General Workers Union, Local 715 of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, District Council of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union; and Loblaw Co. Ltd./National Grocers Co. Ltd., Responding Parties.
BEFORE: Brian McLean, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; February 23, 2000
1The Board is in receipt of a letter dated February 16, 2000 from the applicant in Board File No. 1350-99-U.
2As a practice, the Board no longer delivers copies of pleadings to parties. Moreover, despite his assertions, Mr. Crockford has not been granted intervenor status in Board File No. 2809-99-U. However, it is appropriate that all parties have the pleadings in the two matters, as they have been combined. Accordingly, the Board directs all of the parties in both applications to deliver a copy of the pleadings they have filed to the parties who have not yet received such pleadings. Under the circumstances, the date by which submissions regarding the motion to dismiss without a hearing must be filed is extended until March 10, 2000.
3The applicant’s request that it be provided counsel at union expense on an interim basis will be dealt with in the Board’s decision with respect to the motions that the application be dismissed without a hearing for failure to disclose a prima facie breach of the Act.
4The applicant’s request for the Labour Relations Officer’s “report” and information regarding the Officer’s flight to Sudbury are denied. There is no such “report”. The applicant has made no submission regarding why the Officer’s flight information could possibly be relevant to any issue in dispute.
5Finally, the Board has reviewed the concern expressed, directly and indirectly, by Mr. Crockford in his various letters, and is satisfied that they are groundless.
“Brian McLean”
for the Board