OLRB 2000

The applicant applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 52 of the Labour Relations Act for an exemption from union security provisions based on his religious beliefs.

Prior to the hearing, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Agreement.

The Board issued a decision incorporating the agreement, which exempted the applicant from union membership and directed that an amount equal to his union dues be paid to a designated charity, the De Novo Treatment Centre Trust Fund.

The applicant union applied for certification.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board certified the applicant as the bargaining agent for the agreed-upon unit of employees.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board adjourned the matter sine die for a period not exceeding one year, having regard to the agreement of the parties set out in correspondence from the applicant's counsel.

If neither party requests the Board to proceed within that time, the matter will be deemed terminated without further notice.

The applicant union and responding employer agreed to adjourn the application sine die.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the matter will be deemed terminated if neither party requests to proceed.

The parties agreed to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

The Board consented to the adjournment, noting that the matter would be deemed terminated if neither party requested to proceed within that time.

The applicant union filed an application for certification under the construction industry provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The responding party failed to file a response.

Despite an irregularity in one membership document, the Board found that not less than forty per cent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit appeared to be members of the applicant.

The Board determined the appropriate bargaining unit and directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant union referred a grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, alleging the responding employer failed to remit required contributions and deductions.

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 cancelled the scheduled hearing, found the employer in violation of the collective agreement, and ordered the payment of $8,970.42 in unpaid contributions plus costs.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a decision to correct a typographical error in the name of a responding party in a previous decision.

The name 'Corporation of the County of Oxford' was amended to read 'Corporation of the City of Woodstock' in Board File No. 1312-00-R.

The applicant brought an application against the responding party union.

Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the matter was withdrawn by the applicant.

The applicant union applied for certification.

A representation vote was held, but the union failed to obtain more than fifty percent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit.

As no statement of desire to make representations was filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application and imposed a one-year bar on further certification applications by the applicant for this bargaining unit.

The applicant sought reconsideration of a Board decision dismissing his duty of fair representation complaint against the union.

The applicant alleged the union failed to object to the employer using legal counsel at an expedited arbitration hearing.

The Board found the arbitration was conducted under section 49 of the Labour Relations Act, which permits legal representation, not under the collective agreement's expedited process.

Finding no new evidence or arguments that would alter the original decision, the Board dismissed the application for reconsideration.

The applicants sought to withdraw their applications against the responding parties following the filing of Minutes of Settlement.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and the applications were withdrawn.

The parties entered into Minutes of Settlement resolving all outstanding matters arising from the application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board terminated the application pursuant to subsection 69.1(5) of the Employment Standards Act.

The responding party requested that the Board dismiss the applicant's allegations for failing to disclose a prima facie case and for irrelevance.

The Board declined to dismiss the application, noting that the responding party failed to identify which specific parts of the applicant's voluminous materials it found objectionable.

The Board refused to undertake a review of all materials without such clarification.

The applicant union sought certification for a bargaining unit of employees at the responding party's warehouse.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the union, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the certification.

A certificate was ordered to issue to the applicant.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification to represent employees at the responding party's retirement residence.

The Board found that the applicant is a trade union under the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and that the proposed bargaining unit is appropriate.

Based on the membership evidence filed, the Board determined that at least forty percent of the individuals in the proposed unit were members of the union.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

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 had established sufficient membership support to obtain a representation vote.

The Board ordered a representation vote, directing that ballots cast by employees in North Bay be segregated and counted separately from those cast by other employees in the voting constituency.

A dissenting Board member would have sealed the ballot box until the section 8.1 issues were resolved at a hearing.

The applicant union applied for certification.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant for the defined bargaining unit.

The applicant union applied for certification.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found the applicant to be a trade union and determined the appropriate bargaining unit based on the parties' agreement.

Finding that at least 40% of the individuals in the proposed unit were union members, the Board ordered a representation vote.

Although the responding party gave notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, it agreed to count the ballots, and the notice was deemed numerically irrelevant.

The majority ordered the vote without sealing the ballot box.

A dissenting member argued the vote should not proceed or the ballot box should be sealed until the section 8.1 issues were resolved.

The applicant union filed an application for certification under the construction industry provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The responding party asserted that the true employer was the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation.

The Board found that the applicant appeared to have the requisite membership support and ordered a representation vote for the proposed bargaining unit.

The Board directed the responding party to produce documents relating to its arrangement with the First Nation and ordered that the ballot box be sealed until the documents were produced and the true employer issue resolved.