United Food & Commercial Workers International Union A.F.L./C.I.O. C.L.C. v. Hakim Optical Laboratory Ltd.
Before: Patrick Kelly, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and R. R. Montague.
Decision of the Board; June 27, 2000
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: "Hakim Optical Laboratory Ltd.".
2Pursuant to the Board's direction of June 12, 2000, a representation vote was taken on June 14, 2000.
3Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board finds that:
all employees of Hakim Optical Laboratory Ltd. in the Municipality of Durham, save and except supervisors and persons above the rank of supervisor,
constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.
4On the taking of the representation vote directed by the Board, more than fifty per cent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were cast in favour of the applicant.
5A certificate will issue to the applicant.
6The Registrar will destroy the ballots cast in the representation vote taken in this matter following the expiration of 30 days from the date of this decision unless a statement requesting that the ballots should not be destroyed is received by the Board from one of the parties before the expiration of such 30 day period.
7Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.
8The responding party is directed to post copies of this decision immediately, adjacent to all copies of the "Notice of Vote and of Hearing" posted previously. These copies must remain posted until the date that had been set for the hearing.
"Patrick Kelly"
for the Board