Ontario Labour Relations Board

The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding parties.

Following a representation vote in which more than fifty percent of the ballots were cast in favour of the applicant, and with no statements of desire to make representations filed, the Ontario Labour Relations Board certified the applicant as the bargaining agent for the agreed-upon bargaining unit.

Previously scheduled meeting and hearing dates were cancelled.

The applicant union applied for certification.

A representation vote was held, and not more than fifty per cent of the ballots cast by employees in the bargaining unit were in favour of the applicant.

No statement of desire to make representations was filed.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application for certification and drew attention to the potential one-year bar on subsequent applications under section 10(3) of the Act.

The applicant 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 union, SEIU Local 210.

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

The Board ordered a representation vote to determine whether the employees in the bargaining unit wish to be represented by CAW-Canada or SEIU.

The employer applied for review of an Employment Standards Officer's order requiring it to pay termination pay to the employee.

The employer had changed the employee's status from full-time to part-time and purported to cancel her previously approved unpaid leave of absence during the notice period.

The employee refused the changes and left the workplace, claiming constructive dismissal.

The Board found that the employer violated the Employment Standards Act by altering the employee's terms and conditions of employment during the notice period.

The application was dismissed and the termination pay was ordered to be paid to the employee.

The applicant union and responding employers agreed to adjourn the application sine die.

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

The applicant filed an application against the responding trade union.

The Board previously directed the applicant to provide submissions explaining how the union violated the Act by denying her son participation in her appeal pursuant to its by-laws.

The applicant failed to provide any submissions by the deadline.

Consequently, the Board exercised its discretion not to inquire further and dismissed the application.

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

The Board issued a decision amending its previous decision of July 18, 2001, to reflect that the responding party's response was properly filed on July 17, 2001, but had not come to the panel's attention until late the following day.

The applicant union applied under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration of successor rights.

A representation vote was ordered.

The employer inquired whether the ballots should be counted given its jurisdictional challenge.

The Board directed that the ballots be counted to inform the Board of the employees' wishes, without prejudice to the jurisdictional challenge.

The applicant union applied for a declaration of successor rights under section 68 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

A representation vote was ordered.

The responding party employer requested that the ballots not be counted due to a jurisdictional challenge.

The Board directed that the ballots be counted, noting that when a representation vote is ordered without a direction to seal the ballot box, the presumption is that the ballots will be counted to inform the Board of the employees' wishes.

The union applied for certification but withdrew its application prior to a representation vote after reviewing the employer's response, which indicated a significantly larger bargaining unit than the union had estimated.

The employer requested that the Board impose a one-year bar on the union under section 7(9) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, arguing the application was a mere reconnaissance.

The Board declined to impose a bar, noting its practice is to permit withdrawals prior to a vote without a bar except in rare circumstances of multiple applications.

The Board found no prejudice to the employer and noted that imposing a bar would be counterproductive given that the application would likely have been dismissed under section 8.1 without a bar had it proceeded to a vote.

The applicant, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, requested to withdraw its application against Windsor Regional Hospital and Service Employees Union, Local 210.

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

The applicant sought a review of an Order to Pay issued by an Employment Standards Officer under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.

The Board granted leave to withdraw the application and ordered the Director of Employment Standards to distribute the funds held in trust, with $650.14 paid in accordance with the Order and $100.00 retained as the Ministry's administration fee.

The parties entered into Minutes of Settlement prior to the hearing of applications regarding an unlawful strike or lockout and an unfair labour practice.

The Board issued an order incorporating the agreed-upon terms, which guaranteed continued employment for specific individuals in the photography department and provided first opportunity for fill-in work to another individual.

The applications were subsequently withdrawn by leave of the Board.

The applicant appealed an Employment Standards Officer's refusal to issue an Order to Pay.

The Officer refused the order because the applicant filed her claim outside the six-month statutory limitation period under section 82.3(1) of the Employment Standards Act.

The applicant mistakenly believed she had a year to file, based on the pre-1996 legislation.

The Board found it had no jurisdiction to review the matter as the claim was filed out of time, and dismissed the application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a procedural direction setting a deadline of July 27, 2001, for the applicant to file its reply to the responding party's claims.

The applicant requested to withdraw its applications before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Board granted leave and the applications were withdrawn.

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

The Ontario Labour Relations 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 union requested to withdraw its application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn.

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 to holding a representation vote, the Board ordered a vote to determine whether the applicant should succeed the predecessor as the collective bargaining agent for the employees at the responding party hospital.

The applicant filed an application under the Employment Standards Act.

Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board terminated the application pursuant to section 69.1(5) of the Act.