Ontario Labour Relations Board
Between: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Applicant v. Pinehurst Woodworking Company Inc., Responding Party v. Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers of Canada Local 700, Intervenor.
BEFORE: Patrick Kelly, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Rundle and D. A. Patterson.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; October 26, 2001
Decision
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: "Pinehurst Woodworking Company Inc.".
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 October 5, 2001.
3Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all employees of Pinehurst Woodworking Company Inc. in the City of Brampton, the City of Mississauga, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office and sales staff, installers, persons employed for not more than twenty-four (24) hours per week, students employed during the school vacation period and students participating in a recognized cooperative placement program provided each placement runs for a maximum of four (4) months and there are no more than four (4) students at any given time,
constitute a unit of employees of the responding party appropriate for collective bargaining.
4On 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.
5A certificate will issue to the applicant.
6The 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.
7Meeting and hearing dates set previously are hereby cancelled.
8The 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.
"Patrick Kelly"
for the Board