Ernesto Natal v. United Steelworkers of America, Local 9197
0894-01-U Ernesto Natal, Applicant v. United Steelworkers of America, Local 9197, Responding Party v. Grand & Toy Limited, a division of Boise Cascade Office Products Company, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Stephen Raymond, Vice-Chair.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; August 20, 2001
1This is an application alleging violation of section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”).
2The responding party trade union asks that the application be dismissed because it fails to disclose a prima facie violation of the Act.
3Before disposing of the trade union’s motion, the Board will afford the applicant the opportunity to respond.
4In particular the applicant may wish to respond to the claim that the application fails to disclose a prima facie violation of the Act, that is even if all of the allegations made by the applicant are true, there is no violation of the Act.
5Should the applicant choose to make any of these submissions, he is directed to file them with the Board and deliver them to the other parties within one month of the date of this decision.
6The other parties will have two weeks from the date of receiving any such submissions from the applicant to file and deliver any further response.
7The Board will review this matter once again after all of the submissions referred to herein have been filed or the time for so doing has passed.
8This panel of the Board is seized.
“Stephen Raymond”
for the Board