Ontario Labour Relations Board

The applicant union filed an application for certification and an application under section 96 of the Labour Relations Act.

Prior to the scheduled hearing of preliminary and procedural issues, the parties met with a Labour Relations Officer and agreed to adjourn the matters.

The Board granted the adjournment on consent and rescheduled the hearing.

The parties agreed to adjourn the applications sine die.

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

The applicant filed an application against the responding union, with the employer intervening.

On the agreement of the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

If no party requests to proceed within that time, the application will be deemed terminated.

The applicant union filed a request for reconsideration and a related employer/sale of business application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board deferred the request for reconsideration until the determination of the related employer/sale of business application, directing that both be determined by the same panel.

The Board also extended the time for the responding parties to file their response to the related employer application.

The applicant sought to withdraw his application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.

The parties agreed to adjourn the application sine die.

The Board consented to the adjournment for a period not exceeding one year, after which the matter will be deemed terminated if no request to proceed is made.

The applicant sought an extension of time to file an application for review of an employment standards officer's Order to Pay.

The applicant claimed that the Ministry failed to ensure delivery of the initial claim and that a follow-up letter was not addressed to his personal attention, causing it to be placed with non-urgent mail.

The Board found that the applicant was responsible for organizing his affairs and that the Ministry was under no obligation to send a reminder or provide personal service.

The Board concluded there were no satisfactory reasons to extend the time limits and dismissed the application as untimely.

The applicant employer appealed an Order to Pay under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.

The workplace parties entered into Minutes of Settlement.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered the funds held in trust by the Director to be disbursed in accordance with the settlement, with $3,444.11 returned to the employer, $2,000.00 paid to the employee, and the administration fee retained by the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a procedural direction regarding document production.

The responding party was directed to advise the Board by August 3, 2001, why it had failed to produce documents as previously ordered in a July 10, 2001 decision.

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

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

The applicant union referred a grievance to the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The matter was adjourned on the agreement of the parties to a date to be set by the Registrar.

The union applied for certification under the construction industry provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The employer asserted there were no employees in the bargaining unit and purported to give notice under section 8.1.

The Board found the section 8.1 notice invalid, as it is not intended for situations where the employer claims zero employees.

The Board determined the appropriate geographic description of the bargaining unit using geographic townships rather than municipal boundaries.

Finding that the union appeared to have the requisite 40% membership support, the Board directed a representation vote.

The applicant sought a review of an Employment Standards Officer's decision more than a year after the decision was issued.

The Employment Standards Act requires applications to be filed within 45 days.

The applicant provided no reasons for the delay.

The Board declined to exercise its discretion to extend the time and dismissed the application as untimely.

The applicant sought a review of a decision of an Employment Standards officer under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.

The applicant subsequently requested to withdraw the application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board noted that leave to withdraw was not required at this stage and permitted the withdrawal, leaving the effect on any future claims to be determined if necessary.

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.

As there were no objections from any interested party, the Board ordered a representation vote to determine whether the applicant should succeed the predecessor as the collective bargaining agent for the affected employees.

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

The Board found that the applicant appeared to have the requisite membership support of not less than forty percent in the proposed bargaining unit.

The Board defined the appropriate bargaining unit and directed that a representation vote be taken among the eligible employees.

The applicant union filed a grievance against the responding party.

On consent of the parties, the Board revoked its previous decision and adjourned the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year.

The responding party requested an extension of time to file its response because its counsel were on vacation.

The Board granted the request and extended the time for filing the response to August 15, 2001.

The applicant trade union, CAW-Canada, 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, SEIU Local 183.

The Board found that all interested parties agreed or did not object to holding a representation vote.

The Board ordered a representation vote to determine whether CAW-Canada should succeed SEIU as the bargaining agent for the employees of Brown's Automatic Vending (1975) Ltd. The Board directed that all employees be voted together, with provisions to segregate ballots if any party contends there are separate full-time and part-time bargaining units.

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.

The Board noted that no objections were received regarding the holding of a representation vote.

Pursuant to an agreement between the unions and section 68(2) of the Act, the Board ordered a representation vote to determine whether the applicant should succeed the predecessor union as the collective bargaining agent for the employees in the bargaining unit.