3440-00-R Practical Nurses Federation of Ontario (PNFO), Applicant v. ParaMed Home Health Care, a division of Extendicare (Canada) Inc., Responding Party.
BEFORE: Patrick Kelly, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. A. Ronson and H. Peacock.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; April 25, 2001
1The style of cause is hereby amended to reflect the correct name of the responding party: "ParaMed Home Health Care, a division of Extendicare (Canada) Inc."
2The Board has received representations dated March 1, 2001 from the responding party concerning its name in the bargaining unit description. The issue appears to be no longer in dispute as a result of the agreement of the parties as evidenced in the April 4, 2001 certification worksheet.
3Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board further finds that:
all registered practical nurses employed in a nursing capacity by ParaMed Home Health Care, a division of Extendicare (Canada) Inc., Cornwall Branch in the City of Cornwall, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor and office and clerical staff,
Clarity Note:
For purposes of clarity it is agreed and understood that the above bargaining unit scope of the Cornwall Branch includes the serving of clients in the Counties of Stormont, Glengarry and Dundas.
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