2595-99-R Employees of Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre in the Bargaining Unit, Applicant v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union – Local 175, Responding Party v. Women’s Health In Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Marilyn Silverman, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; January 31, 2000
1. This is an application filed under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 ( the “Act”) for a declaration that the responding party no longer represents employees in the bargaining unit for which it is the bargaining agent.
2. On the date and time scheduled for hearing the parties entered into Minutes of Settlement to resolve all issues outstanding in respect of this application.
3. The settlement provided, in part, for the counting of the ballots cast in the representation vote held on December 3, 1999 which had been ordered by the Board (differently constituted) by decision dated November 30, 1999.
4. 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 opposition to the responding party.
5. The Board declares that the responding party no longer represents the employees of Women’s Health In Women’s Hands Community Health Centre for whom it has heretofore been the bargaining agent.
6. 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.
7. The employer 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.
“Marilyn Silverman”
for the Board