0366-01-R Pierre Deschamps on his own behalf and on behalf of a group of employees of L & L Leroux Contracting Ltd., Applicant v. Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 527A, Responding Party v. L & L Leroux Contracting Inc., Intervenor.
BEFORE: Marilyn Silverman, Vice‑Chair, and Board Members J. G. Knight and A. Haward.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; May 4, 2001
1. The 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to the Board under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”) for a declaration that the responding party no longer represents the employees in a bargaining unit for which it is the bargaining agent.
2. This application was fi1ed on April 27, 2001. The employees who are affected by this application are covered by a collective agreement between the The Labourers’ Employer Bargaining Agency and Labourers’ International Union of North America with an effective date of May 1, 1998, until April 30, 2001. The bargaining unit description in that collective agreement is as follows:
all construction labourers, including masons’ or bricklayers’ tenders, plasterers and plasterers’ apprentices and all employees engaged in cement finishing, waterproofing or restoration work and all other construction employees engaged in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario, for whom the union has bargaining rights.
3. Having regard to the provisions of section 63(2) of the Act, the Board finds that this application is timely.
4. It 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.
5. The Board directs that a representation vote be taken of the employees of L & L Leroux Contracting Ltd. employed in the bargaining unit described in paragraph 2 above. All those employed in that bargaining unit and at work on the application filing date will be eligible to vote.
6. The vote will be held on May 8, 2001. Vote arrangements are as set out on the attached "Notice of Vote and of Hearing".
7. Voters will be asked to indicate whether or not they wish to be represented by the responding party in their employment relations with the intervenor.
8. The responding party contends that the applicant does not have status under section 63(1) of the Act to bring this application. Further the responding party contends that employees were hired in violation of the collective agreement. Further the responding party contends that the employer was involved with the initiation of the application contrary to section 63(16) of the Act. The responding party requests that this application be dismissed. These matters may be raised before the panel scheduled to hear these applications.
9. The employer is directed to post copies of this decision and of the "Notice of Vote and of Hearing" in a location or locations where they are most likely to come to the attention of those eligible to vote. These copies must remain posted for a period of 30 days.
10. Any 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 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. 10: Status Disputes in Termination Applications in the Construction Industry.
11. The matter is referred to the Registrar.
“Marilyn Silverman”
for the Board