Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. ARAMARK Canada Ltd.
0063-01-R Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Applicant v. ARAMARK Canada Ltd., Responding Party.
BEFORE: Caroline Rowan, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and D. A. Patterson.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; May 15, 2001
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: "ARAMARK Canada Ltd."
2The Board has received correspondence from the applicant dated May 1, 2001, in which it advises that the parties have resolved all outstanding issues between them including the issue concerning the bargaining unit description.
3For these reasons, the Board will issue a final decision in this matter without a hearing.
4Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board finds that:
all employees of ARAMARK Canada Ltd. engaged in food services at Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology, Glendale and Maid of the Mist Campuses, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, save and except Supervisor and persons above the rank of Supervisor, and persons for whom any Trade Union held bargaining rights as of April 12, 2001,
constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.
5On 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.
6A certificate will issue to the applicant.
7The 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.
8Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.
9The 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