Ontario Labour Relations Board

The employer applied for a review of an Order to Pay issued by an Employment Standards Officer.

The employer and the employee subsequently entered into Minutes of Settlement to resolve the matter.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered the disbursement of the funds held in trust by the Director in accordance with the settlement and terminated the application.

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 copies of submissions and reconsideration requests filed by several responding unions regarding a prior Board decision concerning a project agreement.

The Board directed the Registrar to provide the requested materials to the applicant.

The Board also noted a formal reconsideration application filed by Local 539 regarding wage rate calculations and confirmed that the previously established timelines for filing submissions in response to the reconsideration requests remained unchanged.

The applicant applied to decertify the responding union.

Following a representation vote, the Board determined that two individuals were not entitled to cast ballots.

The remaining ballots showed that more than fifty percent of the employees voted in opposition to the union.

The Board declared that the union no longer represents the employees of the intervenor employer in the specified bargaining unit.

The applicant sought a review of an Employment Standards Officer's refusal to issue an order under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.

The parties entered into written Minutes of Settlement with the assistance of a Labour Relations Officer.

As the settlement disposed of all issues in dispute, the Board terminated the application in accordance with subsection 69.1(5) of the Act.

The applicant filed an application against the responding party before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Having regard to the agreement of the parties, the Board ordered the application withdrawn.

The applicant union sought to withdraw five applications for certification the day before scheduled representation votes.

Due to an administrative error by the Board, the votes proceeded anyway.

The responding party employer requested that the Board impose a bar on future applications pursuant to sections 7(8) and 7(9) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, alleging a late withdrawal and manipulation of Board procedures.

The Board declined to impose a bar, finding that the withdrawal request was not late and the disruption was caused by the Board's inadvertence, not the applicant's manipulation.

The applications were withdrawn with leave of the Board.

The applicant sought a review of an Employment Standards Officer's refusal to issue an order under section 68 of the Employment Standards Act.

The parties entered into written Minutes of Settlement with the assistance of a Labour Relations Officer.

As the settlement disposed of all issues in dispute, the Board terminated the application in accordance with subsection 69.1(5) of the Act.

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

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

The applicants sought to withdraw their application against the responding party union.

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

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

On the agreement of the parties, the 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 matter will be deemed terminated.

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 disburse the 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 applicant union and the responding party, Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd., reached an agreement regarding the applications.

Having regard to this agreement, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered the applications withdrawn.

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

The responding party employer filed a timely notice under section 8.1, asserting it had no employees on site and that the work was performed by a sub-contractor.

An intervenor union also claimed to represent the affected employees under an existing collective agreement.

Finding that the applicant appeared to have the requisite forty percent membership support, the Board ordered a representation vote for the proposed bargaining unit of journeymen and apprentice carpenters.

Due to the disputes raised by the responding party and intervenor, the Board directed that all ballots be segregated and the ballot box sealed pending further order.

The applicant applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 for a declaration terminating the bargaining rights of the responding party union.

The union failed to file a response within the stipulated time.

The Board found the application timely and that not less than forty percent of the employees in the bargaining unit had expressed a wish not to be represented by the union.

The Board directed that a representation vote be taken.

The applicant union filed an application under sections 69 and 1(4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, seeking a declaration that the responding parties are related employers.

The parties met with a Labour Relations Officer and executed Minutes of Settlement agreeing that the responding parties carry on associated or related businesses under common control or direction and constitute one employer bound to the applicable collective agreements.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board issued a consent order incorporating the terms of the settlement.

The applicant filed a duty of fair representation complaint against his union after resigning from his employment.

He alleged the union failed to support him regarding workplace discipline and a subsequent demotion.

The Board dismissed the application, finding that the applicant had withdrawn an earlier grievance and failed to seek the union's assistance for several months despite ongoing employment issues.

When he finally approached the union, it was to advance an unmeritorious claim for higher pay while performing lower-rated work.

The Board concluded the union did not act arbitrarily, discriminatorily, or in bad faith.

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 disburse the funds held in trust by the Director, with the majority returning to the employer.

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

The applicant union applied for certification.

The responding employer disputed the union's estimate of employees in the proposed bargaining unit, arguing the workers were independent contractors, and gave notice under section 8.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

The Board found the employer's section 8.1 objection invalid because it failed to provide a list of individuals or propose a different bargaining unit.

The Board ordered a representation vote.

Board Member Ronson dissented, arguing the ballot box should be sealed under subsection 8.1(4).

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 neither party requests to proceed.