Ontario Labour Relations Board
File No.: 3786-00-R Date: April 24, 2001
Applicant: Alain Gillespie on his own behalf and on behalf of a group of Employees of Vanson Construction Ltd. Responding Party: Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 527 Intervenor: Vanson Construction Ltd.
Before: Inge M. Stamp, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. G. Knight and G. McMenemy.
DECISION OF THE BOARD
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: “Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 527”.
2No statement of desire to make representations has been filed 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 March 30, 2001.
- On the taking of the representation vote directed by the Board, not more than fifty per cent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were cast in opposition to the responding party.
3The application is therefore dismissed.
4The 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.
5Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.
6The employer is directed to post copies of this decision immediately, adjacent to the "Notice of Vote and of Hearing" posted previously. These copies must remain posted for a period of 30 days.
“Inge M. Stamp”
for the Board