Sabrina D’Alessandro v. United Food and Commercial Local 1000A
File No.: 0710-01-R Date: 2001-06-06 Ontario Labour Relations Board
Between: Sabrina D’Alessandro, Applicant v. United Food and Commercial Local 1000A, Responding Party v. John Spina Drugs Ltd. (c.o.b. Shoppers Drug Mart), Intervenor.
Before: Stephen Raymond, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and D. A. Patterson.
Decision of the Board
1The applicant has applied to the Board under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”) for a declaration that the responding party no longer represents the employees in the bargaining unit for which it is the bargaining agent.
2This application was filed on June 1, 2001. The employees who are affected by this application are covered by a collective agreement between the responding party and John Spina Drugs Ltd. (c.o.b. as Shoppers Drug Mart), with an effective date of August 15, 2000, until August 15, 2001. The bargaining unit description in that collective agreement is as follows:
all employees of John Spina Drugs Ltd. (c.o.b. as Shoppers Drug Mart) at 7600 Weston Rd., Woodbridge, Ontario, save and except Department Managers/Assistant Managers and Pharmacists and Store Administrator.
3Having regard to the provisions of section 63(2) of the Act, the Board finds that this application is timely.
4It appears to the Board on an examination of the evidence before it, that not less than forty per cent of the employees in the bargaining unit had expressed a wish not to be represented by the trade union at the time the application was filed.
5The Board directs that a representation vote be taken of the employees of John Spina Drugs Ltd. (c.o.b. as Shoppers Drug Mart) employed in the bargaining unit described in paragraph 2 above. All those employed in that bargaining unit on June 1, 2001, the application filing date, will be eligible to vote.
6The vote will be held on June 8, 2001. Other vote arrangements will be as determined by the Registrar and set out on the attached Notice of Vote and of Hearing.
7Voters will be asked to indicate whether or not they wish to be represented by the responding party in their employment relations with John Spina Drugs Ltd. (c.o.b. as Shoppers Drug Mart).
8The responding party asks that the Board seal the ballot box as a result of allegations it makes that the employer has discriminated against the employees who are union supporters. The Board has reviewed the allegations and is not satisfied that, in these circumstances, the ballot box ought to be sealed. Accordingly, the ballots will be counted following the conduct of the vote.
9The employer is directed to post copies of this decision and of the "Notice of Vote and of Hearing" adjacent to all copies of the "Notice to Employees of Application for Termination of Bargaining Rights" posted previously. These copies must remain posted for 30 days.
10Any party or person who wishes to make representations to the Board about any issue remaining in dispute which relates to the application for termination of bargaining rights, other than status disputes, must file a detailed statement of representations with the Board and deliver it to the other parties, so that it is received by the Board within five days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays on which the Board is closed) of the date on which the vote is taken. Representations with respect to any status dispute must be made in accordance with the directions provided in Information Bulletin No. 5: Status Disputes in Termination Applications (Non-Construction).
11The matter is referred to the Registrar.
“Stephen Raymond”
for the Board