Ontario Labour Relations Board
1536-00-R National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation & General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada), Applicant v. Gas Cylinder Technologies Inc., Responding Party.
BEFORE: Caroline Rowan, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and R. R. Montague.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; September 19, 2000
1Pursuant to the Board's direction of August 28, 2000, a representation vote was taken on August 31, 2000.
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 August 28, 2000.
3Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board finds that:
all employees of Gas Cylinder Technologies Inc. in the Town of Lakeshore save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office, clerical, and sales staff,
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.
“Caroline Rowan”
for the Board