The union brought a reference under section 82 of the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act concerning the status of six campus supervisors employed by the respondent college.
The employer argued that the supervisors exercised managerial functions and should be excluded from the support staff bargaining unit.
The Board examined the duties of the supervisors, which included security functions, monitoring campus events, and assigning work to three bargaining unit employees.
The Board found that the supervisors did not exercise sufficient authority over the bargaining unit employees to create a conflict of interest, nor did their security functions warrant exclusion under the Act.
The Board concluded that the campus supervisors were employees within the meaning of the Act and properly included in the bargaining unit.
One board member dissented.
