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Damages for loss of opportunity to negotiate plant closure assessed at 25% of non-union severance differential.
Following a finding that the employer committed an unfair labour practice by failing to disclose a planned plant closure during collective bargaining, the Board held a hearing to assess damages for the union's loss of opportunity to negotiate.
The Board found that the union would likely have achieved improved severance and priority hiring rights had the closure been disclosed.
The Board awarded damages to affected employees equal to 25% of the difference between the severance they received and the severance paid to non-bargaining unit employees, along with priority hiring rights at other plants.