Ontario Labour Relations Board
2431-00-R Ontario Nurses’ Association, Applicant v. Royal Ottawa Health Care Group/Services de Santé Royal Ottawa, Responding Party v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Stephen Raymond, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and H. Peacock.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; November 21, 2000
1This is an application for certification.
2The intervenor takes the position that
OPSEU filed an Application for Certification (Board File #2075-00-R) on October 16, 2000 for a bargaining unit which would encompass the employees who are the subject matter of this Application. With its Application OPSEU enclosed copies of membership evidence filed on behalf of a significant number of persons covered by the instant Application for Certification.
A hearing is scheduled with respect to the Intervenor’s Application for Certification on November 21 and 22. It is important to note that ONA has taken the position that the OPSEU’s Application for Certification is untimely, either as a result of a PSLRTA application filed by ONA, or because ONA already represents the employees in question.
This Application can therefore only be timely if ONA’s arguments as to OPSEU’s application do not succeed and if OPSEU then does not succeed on the representation vote. This Application should therefore be held be [sic] abeyance pending the outcome of OPSEU’s certification application.
3The Board agrees. This application will be held in abeyance pursuant to section 111(3)(b) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and/or section 28(2) of the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997.
“Stephen Raymond”
for the Board