1597-00-R Local 302 Employees Association, Applicant v. National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) Local 302, Responding Party.
BEFORE: Russell Goodfellow, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and R. R. Montague.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; September 19, 2000
Having regard to the materials filed by the applicant, 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”).
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 September 1, 2000.
Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all employees of National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) Local 302,
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.
“Russell Goodfellow”
for the Board