United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 494 v. Elmara Construction Co. Ltd.
1367-01-R United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 494, Applicant v. Elmara Construction Co. Ltd., Responding Party.
BEFORE: Harry Freedman, Vice-Chair, and Board Members G. Pickell and A. Haward.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; August 31, 2001
Decision
1. Only the applicant filed representations with the Board within the time fixed under Rule 62 of the Board's Rules of Procedure following the taking of the representation vote pursuant to the Board's direction of August 14, 2001.
2. In its decision of August 14, 2001, the Board found the following bargaining unit to be appropriate for collective bargaining:
all carpenters and carpenters’ apprentices in the employ of Elmara Construction Co. Ltd. in all sectors of the construction industry in the Counties of Essex and Kent, excluding the industrial, commercial and institutional sector, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
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. The responding party is directed to post copies of this decision immediately, adjacent to the "Notice of Vote and of Meeting" posted previously. These copies must remain posted for a period of 30 days.
“Harry Freedman”
for the Board