1151-98-R Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 527, Applicant v. H & B McLachlan Construction Ltd., Responding Party.
BEFORE: Inge M. Stamp, Vice-Chair, and Board Members J. G. Knight and A. Haward.
DECISION OF THE BOARD; May 30, 2001
The ballots cast in this representation vote were counted pursuant to the Board’s decision dated May 1, 2001.
In its decision of June 30, 1998, the Board found the following bargaining unit to be appropriate for collective bargaining:
all construction labourers in the employ of the responding party in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario and all construction labourers in the employ of the responding party in all other sectors of the construction industry in the County of Renfrew, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
On 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.
Section 160(1) of the Act, which states as follows, provides for the issuance of more than one certificate if the applicant has the requisite support:
(1) The Board shall certify the trade unions on whose behalf an application for certification is brought as the bargaining agent of the employees in the bargaining unit if more than 50 per cent of the ballots cast in the representation vote by the employees in the bargaining unit are cast in favour of the trade unions. The Board shall issue one certificate that is confined to the industrial, commercial and institutional sector and another certificate in relation to all other sectors in the appropriate geographic area or areas.
Therefore, pursuant to section 160(1) of the Act, a certificate will issue to the applicant affiliated bargaining agent on its own behalf and on behalf of all other affiliated bargaining agents of The Labourers’ International Union of North America and The Labourers’ International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council in respect of all construction labourers in the employ of H & B McLachlan Construction Ltd. in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
Further, pursuant to section 160(1) of the Act, a certificate will issue to the applicant trade union in respect of all construction labourers in the employ of H & B McLachlan Construction Ltd. in all sectors of the construction industry in the County of Renfrew, excluding the industrial, commercial and institutional sector, save and except non-working foremen and persons above the rank of non-working foreman.
The 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.
The responding party is directed to post copies of this decision immediately where it is most likely to come to the attention of any employees at work in the bargaining unit described in paragraph 2 above. These copies must remain posted for a period of 30 days.
“Inge M. Stamp”
for the Board