Ontario Labour Relations Board
File No.: 3442-00-R Date: June 8, 2001
Between: Canadian Union of Operating Engineers and General Workers (CUOE), Applicant v. Unique Ice Rink Management Ltd. c.o.b. as NCI Sports and Entertainment, Responding Party.
Before: Stephen Raymond, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and R. R. Montague.
Decision of the Board
1Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all refrigeration operators and their helpers of Unique Ice Rink Management Ltd. carrying on business as NCI Sports and Entertainment employed in the maintenance and operation of the company’s complex located at the Vaughan Iceplex, corner of Pelar and Jane St. (municipally known as 7551 Jane Street) in the City of Vaughan, save and except managers, clerical sales, wait and concession staff,
constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.
2On 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.
3A certificate will issue to the applicant.
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 responding party is directed to post copies of this decision immediately, adjacent to all copies of the "Notice of Vote and of Hearing" posted previously. These copies must remain posted until the date that had been set for the hearing.
“Stephen Raymond”
for the Board

