Ontario Labour Relations Board

The applicant filed an application against the responding parties.

Having regard to the settlement reached between the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board terminated the application.

The applicant requested to withdraw the application.

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

The applicant unions wrote to the Board regarding the responding parties' failure to comply with a document production timetable set in an earlier decision.

The Board, assuming the applicants' facts to be true absent a response, directed the responding parties to comply with the previous orders forthwith and modified the timetable.

The Board ordered the scheduled hearing to proceed and directed the responding parties to appear with representatives capable of speaking to document production issues.

The applicant applied to terminate the responding party union's bargaining rights for employees of Cornwall Gravel Company Limited.

Finding the application timely and supported by at least forty percent of the bargaining unit, the Board directed a representation vote.

The union's allegations of employer interference under section 63(16) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 were deferred to a post-vote hearing if necessary.

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

Following a representation vote where 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 ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant.

The parties agreed to adjourn the scheduled hearing dates in November and December 2001 due to the anticipated passage of Bill 130.

The applicant undertook to advise the Board by December 20, 2001, whether it would also seek to adjourn the January 2002 hearing dates.

The Board granted the adjournment.

The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent paramedical and technical employees at the responding party hospital.

The responding party disputed the applicant's estimate of the number of employees in the proposed bargaining unit and gave notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The Board ordered a representation vote but directed that the ballot box be sealed, as it was not apparent that forty percent or more of the employees in the bargaining unit were members of the applicant.

A dissenting Board member agreed that the ballot box should be sealed but emphasized that section 8.1 requires it unless the parties agree otherwise.

The applicant filed a duty of fair representation complaint against the union regarding the handling and settlement of his grievance.

The Board found it had no jurisdiction to inquire into events occurring prior to January 1, 1998, as the statutory amendments granting jurisdiction were not retroactive.

Regarding the remaining allegations, the Board exercised its discretion not to inquire further, finding that the union acted reasonably in attempting to resolve the matter when the arbitrator was unavailable and in ultimately accepting the employer's final offer over the applicant's objections.

The applicant union referred a grievance to arbitration under section 133 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, alleging the responding party failed to make required contributions to employee benefit trust funds.

The responding party failed to appear at the hearing.

The Board accepted the union's undisputed evidence and ordered the responding party to pay $20,985.92, which included outstanding remittances, liquidated damages, and the costs of processing the grievance.

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 would be deemed terminated if neither party requested to proceed.

The applicant requested to withdraw the application.

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

The applicant sought to withdraw the application.

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

The applicant employee previously succeeded in a review of an Employment Standards Officer's refusal to issue an Order to Pay, following a hearing that the employer did not attend.

The employer subsequently wrote to the Board claiming it had not received notice of the hearing.

The Board treated the employer's letter as a request for reconsideration and a request to re-hear the matter, directing the other parties to advise within two weeks if they objected to a re-hearing.

The applicant filed a complaint alleging that the union breached its duty of fair representation under section 74 of the Labour Relations Act by failing to adequately investigate his termination for lack of work.

The union brought a motion to dismiss the application for failing to disclose a prima facie case.

The Board dismissed the motion, finding that the applicant's allegations, if proved, could establish a violation of the Act.

However, noting that the union and the employer had provided a complete answer to the allegations, the Board directed the applicant to file a reply before determining whether to exercise its discretion under section 96 to refuse to inquire further into the complaint.

The applicant filed a complaint alleging that his union breached its duty of fair representation under section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 by refusing to process his return-to-work grievance to arbitration.

The union based its decision on medical assessments indicating the applicant had a permanent partial disability and could not perform the essential duties of his pre-accident job.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application without a hearing pursuant to Rule 46, finding that the union had directed its mind to the relevant issues, sought appropriate medical evidence, and made a reasonable decision not to proceed to arbitration.

The applicant failed to plead a prima facie case of arbitrariness.

The applicant filed an application regarding an Employment Standards matter.

The parties reached a settlement, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board terminated the application accordingly.

The applicant union filed an application 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 and directed the parties' attention to section 10(3) of the Act regarding the effect on any subsequent application filed within one year.

The applicant requested to withdraw its referral to arbitration with the agreement of the responding party.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and cancelled all previously scheduled hearing dates.

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

Following a representation vote where more than fifty per cent of the ballots were cast in favour of the union, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered that a certificate issue to the applicant.

Previously set meeting and hearing dates were cancelled.

The applicant, NOVA Chemicals (Canada) Ltd., sought to withdraw its applications before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Having regard to correspondence dated November 21, 2001, the Board ordered the applications withdrawn.