Ontario Labour Relations Board

The applicant trade union filed an application for certification.

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

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

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant union member filed an application under section 92(2) of the Labour Relations Act alleging that the union's audited financial statements were inadequate and requesting detailed breakdowns of expenditures going back to 1992.

The Board dismissed the application without a hearing, finding that the Act only requires production of the last fiscal year's statements and does not require the minutiae of details requested.

The applicant's mere belief of fraudulent activity, without material facts, was insufficient to establish that the statements, which were prepared by chartered accountants in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, were inadequate.

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

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant sought to withdraw the application.

Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board granted leave to withdraw the application.

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

The application was withdrawn with leave of the Board.

The applicant union applied for certification to represent employees of National Car Rental (Canada) Inc. at a specific Toronto location.

The Board found the applicant to be a trade union under the Labour Relations Act, 1995, based on a previous Registrar's certificate.

Having found that not less than forty percent of the individuals in the agreed-upon bargaining unit were members of the union, the Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicants applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration that the responding party trade union no longer represents the employees in the bargaining unit.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 timely and that not less than forty per cent 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 trade union filed an application for certification under the construction industry provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The responding party disputed the applicant's estimate of the number of employees in the proposed bargaining unit and proposed a different unit.

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

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken of the individuals in the voting constituency, with segregated ballots for disputed positions.

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

The responding party employer did not participate, and a majority of employees voted in favour of the applicant.

The applicant subsequently requested to amend the employer's name on the application.

The Board granted the employer five days to provide submissions regarding the name change before issuing the certificate.

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

The Board granted the request and the application was withdrawn.

The applicant requested an adjournment of a scheduled consultation in a duty of fair representation complaint under section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, because she had recently terminated her counsel and needed time to retain new counsel.

The responding union and intervenor employer objected due to delay.

The Board granted the adjournment, finding that the applicant would suffer the most prejudice from the delay, and allowed the other parties time to respond to the applicant's recent submissions.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board directed the applicant to deliver a copy of the submissions he filed with the Board to counsel for the intervenor employer.

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

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

In a related employer and sale of business application, the intervenor requested an order for the production of documents from the Heavy Construction Association of Ontario (HCAO) to challenge its status as a bona fide employer's organization.

The Board dismissed the request, finding that because HCAO was not a party to the proceedings, the Board lacked the authority to make the requested production orders.

The applicant employer filed a complaint alleging the responding party union violated a Letter of Understanding in their collective agreement.

The responding party requested the application be dismissed as the matter was the proper subject of a grievance.

Noting that the applicant had already filed a grievance regarding the same issue, the Board exercised its discretion under section 96 of the Act to defer the matter to arbitration and dismissed the application.

The applicant union filed an application under sections 69 and 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

Following a Memorandum of Settlement between the parties, the Ontario Labour Relations Board directed a representation vote for employees of the Ajax/Pickering Transit Authority to determine whether they wish to be represented by the applicant or the intervenor union.

The applicant sought to withdraw the application.

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

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.

As no statement of desire to have an oral hearing was filed, the Board dismissed the application.

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

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 is a trade union and an affiliated bargaining agent.

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

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

The applicant applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board 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 application was dismissed because it was not accompanied by written evidence signed by the employees expressing a wish not to be represented by the trade union, as required by the Board's Rules.