1466-00-M Carol Bowman, Applicant v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 492, Responding Party Trade Union, v. Para-med Home Health Care, Pembroke, Responding Party Employer.
BEFORE: Timothy W. Sargeant, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and H. Peacock.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; September 6, 2000
This is an application filed by the applicant for religious exemption pursuant to section 52 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”).
The responding party trade union does not object to such application. This request is in relation to a first collective agreement between the responding party trade union and the responding party employer.
Having reviewed the pleadings, the application by the applicant for religious exemption is granted in accordance with the provisions of section 52. The Board declares,
that the provisions of a collective agreement of the type mentioned in clause 51(1)(a) do not apply to the employee and that the employee is not required to join the trade union, to be or continue to be a member of the trade union, or to pay any dues, fees or assessments to the trade union, provide that amounts equal to any initiation fees, dues or other assessments are paid by the employee to or are remitted by the employer to a charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee and the trade union, but if the employee and the trade union fail to so agree then to a charitable organization registered as a charitable organization in Canada under Part 1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) that may be designated by the Board.
“Timothy W. Sargeant”
for the Board