OLRB 2000

The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

The responding party disputed the applicant's estimate of the number of employees in the proposed bargaining unit and gave notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The Board found that the numerical difference between the parties was not significant and that the applicant established sufficient membership support for a representation vote.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken of the individuals in the voting constituency.

The applicant requested an electronic hearing because he had moved to Ottawa and travelling to Toronto would cause extreme hardship.

The responding parties objected.

The Board dismissed the motion, noting that the application involved a dispute over employment status which would require assessing witness credibility and cross-examination on documents.

The Board held that electronic hearings involving oral testimony should only occur in extraordinary circumstances where the Board can be assured the witness is not being assisted and can review documents.

The applicant employer sought review of an Order to Pay issued by an Employment Standards Officer.

Prior to the hearing, the employer and the Trustee in Bankruptcy for the employee reached a settlement for $1,419.35.

The Board ordered the Director to disburse the trust funds in accordance with the settlement, subject to any objection from the Ministry of Labour, and terminated the application.

The applicant union referred a construction industry grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

On the scheduled hearing date, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Agreement settling the matter.

The Board issued a consent order declaring that the responding party was bound by the collective agreement, had violated it by failing to pay benefits and using non-union workers, and ordered the payment of $11,962.68 in damages and costs.

The applicant union applied under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that it acquired the rights, privileges, and duties of its predecessor by reason of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction.

The application was unopposed.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the application and issued the requested declaration.

The responding party union requested an extension of time to file a response.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request, extending the time for filing a response to July 18, 2001.

The applicant, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, sought to withdraw its application against the responding party, Guelph-Wellington Women In Crisis.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant union filed an application for certification.

A representation vote was held, and not more than fifty percent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were in favour of the applicant.

Consequently, the Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application.

A one-year bar on subsequent applications was imposed, subject to an agreement between the parties allowing a new application between April 15, 2000, and September 8, 2000.

The employer and the trade union reached a settlement of a first collective agreement, which included an agreement to withdraw their respective unfair labour practice complaints.

The trade union sought leave to withdraw its complaint, but an individual employee, who was a co-applicant, did not wish to withdraw.

The Board denied leave to withdraw both complaints, noting that the settlement of one appeared contingent on the other, and directed the individual employee to file a statement of intention regarding his application.

The applicant sought to withdraw his application against the responding parties.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.

The applicant union applied under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that it acquired the rights, privileges, and duties of its predecessor by reason of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction.

The application was unopposed.

The Board granted the declaration.

The applicant union filed a displacement application for certification.

The Board found the applicant to be a trade union and that it had sufficient membership support to order a representation vote.

The intervenor argued that a Superior Court injunction against individuals associated with the applicant precluded the vote.

The Board ordered the representation vote to proceed but directed that the ballot box be sealed pending a hearing on the effect of the court order.

The applicant employer applied under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act to review an Order to Pay.

The workplace parties entered into Minutes of Settlement.

The Board ordered the funds held in trust by the Director to be disbursed according to the settlement, with $5,000 paid to the employee, $4,976.93 returned to the employer, and the administration fee retained by the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

The matter was deemed terminated subject to any request by the Ministry of Labour to relist.

The employer applied for a review of an Order to Pay issued by an Employment Standards Officer.

The employer and the employee subsequently entered into Minutes of Settlement agreeing to the disbursement of funds held in trust by the Director.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered the funds disbursed in accordance with the settlement, subject to any written objection by the Ministry of Labour, and terminated the application.

The applicant referred a construction industry grievance to the Board under s. 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The parties entered into Minutes of Settlement.

The Board issued declarations incorporating the settlement, confirming a subpoena remains binding, and directing that the sole issue for the upcoming hearing is the amount of additional monies owing for collective agreement violations.

The applicant union filed an application for certification.

The parties agreed to hold a second representation vote.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board directed that the representation vote be taken on May 4, 2000, and provided administrative directions for the vote and subsequent representations.

The employer requested that the Board reconsider its decision dated October 18, 2000.

The Board directed the Ministry of Labour to respond to the request by November 21, 2000, after which the Board will determine the matter.

The applicant referred a grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, alleging the responding party failed to pay outstanding account receivables under the provincial collective agreement.

The responding party failed to file a Request for Hearing and Notice of Intent to Defend.

Pursuant to the Board's Rules of Procedure, the responding party was deemed to have accepted all facts stated in the application.

The Board declared the responding party bound by the collective agreement, found it in violation, and ordered it to pay $2,730.70 in damages and $664.00 in costs.

The applicant union applied under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that it acquired the rights, privileges, and duties of its predecessor trade union by reason of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction.

The application was unopposed.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the application and issued the requested declaration.

The applicant union sought to withdraw its application against the responding party employer.

Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.