Ontario Taxi Union CAW Local 1688 v. Blue Line Taxi Co. Limited
2403-99-R Ontario Taxi Union CAW Local 1688 of National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers’ Union of Canada (CAW-Canada), Applicant v. Blue Line Taxi Co. Limited and any taxicab licenses and taxicabs under its direct or indirect control pursuant to but not exclusive of the section 1(4) declaration issued by the Ontario Labour Relations Board and others listed in Schedule “A” attached [to the application], Responding Party Employer.
BEFORE: Timothy W. Sargeant, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and R. R. Montague.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; January 24, 2000
This is an application under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (“the Act”) for a declaration that the applicant has acquired the rights, privileges and duties of its predecessor Retail Wholesale Canada, Canadian Service Sector Division of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1688, by reason of a merger, amalgamation or a transfer of jurisdiction. Notice of this application has been sent to the responding party employer and the alleged predecessor trade union. In addition, notices in Form B‑15 have been posted on the responding party's premises in conspicuous places where they would most likely come to the attention of any individual potentially affected by this application. In all cases, the notices specify that anyone desiring to make representations to the Board in opposition to this application should send the Board a statement to that effect, in writing no later than December 9, 1999. As of the date hereof, no statement of objection or opposition has been filed. Accordingly, this application is unopposed.
Having regard to the material before it, and pursuant to section 68 of the Act, the Board hereby declares that the applicant union has acquired the rights, privileges and duties of its predecessor Retail Wholesale Canada, Canadian Service Sector Division of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1688, by reason of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction.
“Timothy W. Sargeant”
for the Board