Schneider Employees’ Association v. Schneider Corporation
File No.: 3857-99-R Date: July 20, 2000 Ontario Labour Relations Board
Between: Schneider Employees’ Association, Applicant v. Schneider Corporation, Consolidated Food Brands Inc., J.M. Schneider Inc., Horizon Poultry Products Inc. (A Division of J.M. Schneider Inc.) and Gallant Foods Inc., Responding Parties v. Royal Touch Foods Inc., Intervenor.
Before: Anthony Brown, Vice-Chair.
Decision of the Board
This is an application under section 69 and/or subsection 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the "Act").
On July 13, 2000, the applicant wrote to the responding party and requested production of certain documents and other materials in advance of the hearing scheduled for July 24, 2000. Counsel for the responding party replied to the applicant by letter dated July 18, 2000 stating, inter alia, that because both he and his client contact were on vacation, counsel would be unable to obtain instructions in respect of production and would be pleased to discuss the matter on July 24, 2000. Counsel states that many of the requested documents have already been disclosed.
By letter dated July 18, 2000, the applicant requests the Board to order pre-hearing production. By letter dated July 20, 2000 the responding party opposes such an order.
In view of the short time period between the applicant’s request to the Board and the first day of hearing, and in view of the volume of requested documents and materials, the Board declines to order production before the hearing. The responding party is directed to produce at the hearing the documents and materials requested in the applicant’s letter of July 13, 2000 or be prepared to make submissions to the panel hearing the matter as to why the responding party should not be required to produce them.
"Anthony Brown"
for the Board