1465-00-R Graphic Communications Union, Local 41M, Applicant v. Standard Freeholder, A Division of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.,, Responding Party.
BEFORE: Timothy W. Sargeant, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and D. A. Patterson.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; September 8, 2000
The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: “Standard Freeholder, A Division of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.”
No statement of desire to make representations has been filed with the Board within the time fixed under Rule 62 of the Board's Rules of Procedure following the taking of the representation vote pursuant to the Board's direction of August 23, 2000.
Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all Pre-press employees and Graphic Artists employed by Standard Freeholder, A Division of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P. in the City of Cornwall, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, and persons in bargaining units for which any trade union held bargaining rights as of August 17th 2000,
constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.
On 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.
A certificate will issue to the applicant.
The 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.
Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.
The 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.
“Timothy W. Sargeant”
for the Board