Ontario Labour Relations Board
0311-01-R National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) , Applicant v. Marks Lumber Limited, Responding Party.
BEFORE: Timothy W. Sargeant, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and R. R. Montague.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; May 24, 2001
1. The Board has received correspondence dated May 10, 2001 from Progressive Management Services, and May 8, 2001 from a number of employees in regards to the vote held on May 3, 2001. Such letters have been considered but in the Board’s view are not relevant to the result of such vote.
2. Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all employees of Marks Lumber Limited in the County of Brant, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office and clerical, sales staff, engineers, research and development and students for the summer vacation,
constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.
3. 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.
4. A certificate will issue to the applicant.
5. 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.
6. Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.
“Timothy W. Sargeant”
for the Board