Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 87-M Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild v. Hamilton Web Printing, A Division of Southam Inc.
0693-00-R Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 87-M Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild, Applicant v. Hamilton Web Printing, A Division of Southam Inc., Responding Party.
BEFORE: Stephen Raymond, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and R. R. Montague.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; June 20, 2000
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: “Hamilton Web Printing, A Division of Southam Inc.”.
2No 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 June 6, 2000.
3Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all employees of Hamilton Web Printing, a Division of Southam Inc. working in the inserting/bindery department in the City of Stoney Creek, save and except the inserting/bindery foreperson and those above the rank of inserting/bindery foreperson and those who are members of bargaining units for which a trade union holds bargaining rights,
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.
“Stephen Raymond”
for the Board