United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 175 v. Chapters Inc.

File No.: 1391-00-R

Before: Patrick Kelly, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and D. A. Patterson.

Decision of the Board; September 29, 2000

1. The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: “Chapters Inc.”.

2. Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:

all employees of Chapters, 2401 City Park Drive, Gloucester, save and except Department Managers, and those above the rank of Department Manager,

constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.

4. On 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.

5. A certificate will issue to the applicant.

6. The 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.

7. Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.

8. The 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.

“Patrick Kelly”

for the Board