OLRB 2001

The applicant union and responding employer agreed to adjourn the grievance referral sine die.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the matter would be deemed terminated if no party requested to proceed.

The parties agreed to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

The Board consented to the adjournment, noting that the matter would be deemed terminated if neither party requested to proceed within that time.

The responding party and intervenor requested an order for document production from the applicants.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board directed the applicants to file any submissions in response to the request by August 17, 2001.

The applicant trade union applied under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that it acquired the rights, privileges, and duties of the predecessor trade union.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no representations filed, the Board granted the application.

The Board declared that the applicant acquired the collective bargaining rights of the predecessor union by transfer of jurisdiction.

The applicant requested to withdraw its application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification under the construction industry provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The responding party filed a timely response and a notice under section 8.1, asserting it employs carpenters in a different Board Area than the one listed in the application.

The Board found that the applicant appeared to have the requisite membership support and directed a representation vote for the proposed bargaining unit, with the ballot boxes to be sealed pending resolution of the bargaining unit dispute.

The applicant filed an application under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that the responding party trade union no longer represents the employees in the bargaining unit.

The Board found the application to be timely and that not less than forty percent of the employees had expressed a wish not to be represented by the trade union.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant requested an adjournment sine die.

The responding party did not appear.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year, after which it will be deemed terminated if no further action is taken.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union applied for certification as the bargaining agent for security officers at the Thunder Bay Charity Casino.

Following a representation vote where more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the union, the Ontario Labour Relations Board found the proposed bargaining unit appropriate and directed that a certificate issue to the applicant.

The parties entered into Minutes of Settlement regarding an Employment Standards Act application.

Pursuant to section 19.1(5) of the Act, the Board terminated the application.

The applicant union sought to have the Board direct the counting of ballots cast in a representation vote, asserting that the bargaining unit description was no longer in dispute following a previous Board decision.

The intervenor unions did not dispute the displacement nature of the application but requested it be dismissed or held in abeyance pending other Board files.

The Board directed the responding party and the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers to file submissions on the matters raised.

The applicant union sought to withdraw its application against the responding party employer.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.

The applicants filed an application to terminate the bargaining rights of the responding union.

The union raised a timeliness objection.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board directed that a representation vote be taken, with the ballot box sealed and the votes not counted until the timeliness objection is determined by the panel hearing the matter.

The applicant requested a reconsideration of a previous Board decision that denied an extension of time to file an application for review under the Employment Standards Act.

The applicant's sister clarified that they were unaware of the 45-day deadline because they did not receive the written decision until September 6, 2001.

The Board accepted this explanation, reconsidered its previous decision, and exercised its discretion to extend the deadline for filing the application to September 19, 2001.

The Minister referred a question to the Board under section 115 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 regarding whether to appoint a conciliation officer as requested by the applicant unions.

The Board adjourned the scheduled hearing and issued procedural directions requiring the applicants to file statements and documents supporting their claim of union successorship, and to respond to requests for intervenor status by other unions.

The employer and proposed intervenors were directed to file their responses subsequently.

The parties reached a settlement during the hearing of a jurisdictional dispute and a related grievance referral concerning the assignment of supplementary steel work at the Bruce N.P.D. The Board granted leave to withdraw both applications on the conditions set out in the parties' Minutes of Settlement, which confirmed the past practice of assigning supplementary steel on civil drawings to the Iron Workers and on mechanical drawings to the installing trade.

The applicant union sought to withdraw its application for certification in the construction industry after a representation vote was held and the ballot box was sealed.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and withdrew the application.

The Board noted that under section 7(10) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, the effect of the withdrawal on any subsequent application filed within one year may be determined at that time.

In three consolidated applications before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the applicants sought orders for the production of documents and the addition of responding parties shortly before a scheduled hearing.

The Board noted the lack of progress in document exchange since its previous order.

The Board ordered the responding parties and intervenor to provide specific particulars regarding electricians at the Kidd Creek Mine, but deferred rulings on broader production orders and the addition of parties to the peremptory hearing dates of November 5 and 6, 2001.

The applicant sought to withdraw her application against the Service Employees' International Union.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.

The applicant union and responding parties agreed to extend the time limit for filing a response.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the extension to August 31, 2001, on consent.