United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 175 v. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company
3873-99-R United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 175, Applicant v. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Responding Party.
BEFORE: Brian McLean, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and H. Peacock.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; May 17, 2000
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: "The Coca-Cola Bottling Company".
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 March 29, 2000.
3Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all Sales Execution Specialists of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company employed in the Town of Cobourg, Ontario, save and except the Sales Centre Manager, District Sales Managers, Business Development Representatives, On-Premise Account Managers, Account Managers and Relief Account Managers and those above the rank of Relief Account Manager, office and clerical staff, summer students and persons regularly employed for not more than twenty-four (24) hours per week and any person for whom a trade union held bargaining rights as of March 24, 2000,
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.
"Brian McLean"
for the Board