2728-99-U Anna Fox, Applicant v. The Corporation of the Township of Terrace Bay, Responding Party v. Service Employees Union Local 268 affiliated with the S.E.I.U., A.F. of L., C.I.O., and C.L.C., Intervenor.
BEFORE: Anthony Brown, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; July 4, 2000
1This is an application by the responding party for reconsideration of the Board’s decision dated June 12, 2000, in which the Board granted the applicant an adjournment.
2The responding party states that, in granting the adjournment, the Board should not have made certain assumptions about when the applicant learned her former representative would not be able to represent her, and about whether she would be able to find a new representative prior to the hearing.
3The applicant should be aware from the Board’s previous decision that adjournments are granted only in exceptional circumstances. She has now been afforded an opportunity to find a new representative and for that representative to have time to prepare. If the applicant wishes to pursue her application she is, of course, entitled to a full and fair hearing before the Board. However, if she discovers that she no longer wishes to have a hearing, she is urged to inform the responding party (and Registrar) as soon as possible, rather than leaving it to the last moment, so that the responding party is not put to further expense in preparation for the hearing. This is a courtesy that should be considered by any party to a proceeding.
4The Board is not persuaded that its original assumptions were inappropriate under the circumstances. With respect, the request for reconsideration is denied.
“Anthony Brown”
for the Board