Ontario Labour Relations Board
3455-99-U Nick Grenci, Applicant v. Local 1701 of C.E.P. Union of Canada, Responding Party.
BEFORE: Stephen Raymond, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; November 29, 2000
1The Board is in receipt of a Request for Reconsideration dated November 16, 2000.
2The Board has issued Information Bulletin No. 19 in which the Board sets out the General Guidelines for Requests for Reconsideration. The General Guidelines are as follows:
Generally, the Board will not reconsider its decision unless the requesting party has new evidence that would be practically conclusive of the case and that it could not have reasonably obtained earlier, or the party has new objections or arguments that it had no opportunity to raise earlier. Because of the need for finality in labour relations matters, the Board does not treat its reconsideration power as either a tool for a party to repair the deficiency of its case nor as an opportunity to reargue it. (See John Entwistle Construction Limited, [1979] OLRB Rep. Nov. 1096.) If the requesting party relies on matters that could reasonably have been raised at the original hearing, the Board will normally not reconsider its decision.
3The Board has reviewed the applicant’s Request for Reconsideration. There is no new evidence set out by the applicant nor are there any new objections or arguments. Furthermore, the applicant has not stated anything that would cause the Board to depart from its normal practice.
4The request for reconsideration is denied.
“Stephen Raymond”
for the Board