Ontario Labour Relations Board
2576-00-R National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada), Applicant v. Grace Villa Hospital, Responding Party v. Service Employees International Union, Local 220, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Timothy W. Sargeant, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and D. A. Patterson.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; December 1, 2000
This is a displacement application for certification.
The Board finds that the applicant is a trade union within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”).
It appears to the Board on an examination of only the information provided in the application and the information and membership evidence filed by the applicant (see section 8(3) of the Act), that not less than forty per cent of the individuals in the bargaining unit proposed in the application for certification were members of the union at the time the application was made.
The Board directs that a representation vote be taken of the individuals in the following voting constituency:
all the employees of Grace Villa Chronic Care Hospital in London, save and except registered nurses, graduate nurses, undergraduate nurses, paramedical employees, supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office, clerical and sales staff.
The vote will be held on December 5, 2000. Other vote arrangements will be as determined by the Registrar and set out on the attached "Notice of Vote and of Hearing".
All individuals who had an employment relationship with the responding party in the voting constituency on November 28, 2000, the certification application filing date, are eligible to vote. Employees having an employment relationship on November 28, 2000, the certification application filing date, include employees who were not at work on that date, so long as there is a reasonable expectation of their return to employment.
Voters will be asked to indicate whether or not they wish to be represented by the applicant or the intervenor in their employment relations with the responding party.
The intervenor alleges unfair practices in respect of this application. Further, the intervenor has filed submissions that the application be dismissed because of an apparent breach of an order of the Superior Court of Justice and because of a breach of the Constitution of the Canadian Labour Congress. The Board has considered similar submissions in previous decisions and found no support for the intervenor’s position. The Board in this instance having considered such submissions of the intervenor is not prepared to accede to this request. In the alternative the intervenor submits that the Board not hold a vote until a decision is rendered with respect to the matters raised by the intervenor. In the further alternative, the intervenor submits that the ballot box ought to be sealed pending a hearing into the matters raised by the intervenor. The Board has considered such submissions and is not prepared to accede to either such alternative request.
The responding party is directed to post copies of this decision and of the "Notice of Vote and of Hearing" adjacent to each of the posted copies of the "Notice to Employees of Application for Certification". These copies must remain posted for 30 days.
Any party or person who wishes to make representations to the Board about any issue remaining in dispute which relates to the application for certification, other than status disputes, including any matters relating to the representation vote, must file a detailed statement of representations with the Board and deliver it to the other parties, so that it is received by the Board within five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays on which the Board is closed) of the date on which the vote is taken. Representations with respect to any status dispute must be made in accordance with the directions provided in Information Bulletin No. 4: Status Disputes in Certification Applications (Non-Construction).
The matter is referred to the Registrar.
“Timothy W. Sargeant”
for the Board