Ontario Labour Relations Board

The applicant asserted that the responding party failed to comply with the terms of a settlement entered into in July 2001.

Pursuant to section 69.1 of the Employment Standards Act, the Board referred the matter to the Registrar to be scheduled for a hearing.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a procedural decision regarding a certification application by the applicant union to displace the intervenor union, and a related unfair labour practice complaint.

The Board identified four outstanding issues and determined that it will first address the scope of the bargaining unit description and the list of eligible voters before dealing with the remaining allegations.

Continuation dates were scheduled.

The applicant trade union applied for certification to represent a bargaining unit of employees of the responding party school board.

The responding party failed to file a response within the stipulated time.

Based on the application and membership evidence, the Board found that not less than forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members of the union.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The employer applied for a review of an Order to Pay under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.

The employer and the employee entered into Minutes of Settlement agreeing to the disbursement of funds held in trust by the Director.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered the funds disbursed in accordance with the settlement and terminated the application pursuant to section 69.1(5) of the Act.

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

The applicant union filed an application against the responding party employer.

On consent of the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board adjourned the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year, after which it will be deemed terminated if no party requests to proceed.

The applicant requested an adjournment of the matter.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and adjourned the hearing to December 3, 2001.

The applicant filed a complaint against the responding unions.

Following a consultation, the Board issued a procedural direction on consent.

The applicant was directed to provide further particulars and a draft agreed statement of facts by December 31, 2001.

The responding parties were directed to respond and provide documents by March 12, 2002.

The matter was scheduled to continue on April 16 and 17, 2002.

The applicant referred a construction industry grievance to the Board and requested an adjournment, which the responding party agreed to.

The applicant also requested that the Board deem the responding party to have accepted all facts in the application because it failed to file a Notice of Intent to Defend.

The Board granted the adjournment but declined to deem the facts accepted, noting that the responding party's agreement to adjourn and meet with an Officer could have reasonably led it to believe it was not in jeopardy of such a request.

The applicant requested an adjournment of the matter.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the request and adjourned the hearing to December 3, 2001.

The applicants sought to add and correct the names of the responding parties in multiple applications before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

The responding parties consented to the additions and name changes.

The Board ordered the responding parties to post a notice to millwright employees affected by the application and adjourned the matters to be scheduled by the Registrar.

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

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

The responding party requested reconsideration of a default decision issued after it failed to file a timely Request for Hearing and Notice of Intent to Defend/Participate (Form A-87).

The responding party argued mitigating circumstances, including lack of experience and an informal conversation with the applicant's lawyer.

The Board dismissed the request, finding that the responding party had adequate notice of the consequences of failing to file the required form and that its mistaken assumptions did not justify relieving it from the default.

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

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 found that the applicant's proposed bargaining unit could be appropriate and that the applicant had established sufficient membership support to warrant a representation vote.

The Board directed that a representation vote be held.

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

The responding party failed to file a response within the stipulated time.

Based on the information provided, the Board found that not less than forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members of the union at the time the application was made.

The Board determined the appropriate bargaining unit and directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant requested an adjournment of her application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board consented to adjourn the application sine die for a period not exceeding one year, and relieved the applicant from filing written submissions previously directed, unless the matter proceeds within that time.

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

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the applicant is a trade union within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and that at least forty percent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members of the union at the time the application was made.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

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

The Board found that the applicant established sufficient membership support in the proposed bargaining unit to warrant a representation vote.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken among the eligible employees in the agreed-upon voting constituency.

The applicant employer applied for a review of 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 disbursement of the $984.00 held in trust by the Director, with $600.00 to the employee, $284.00 returned to the employer, and a $100.00 administration fee retained by the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

The applicant union and responding employer entered into Minutes of Settlement regarding an unfair labour practice complaint and a certification application.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the unfair labour practice complaint and directed that a second representation vote be held for the proposed bargaining unit of carpenters and carpenters' apprentices in the specified geographic areas.