The applicant trade union applied for a direction to arbitrate a first collective agreement.
The parties had reached an impasse in negotiations, primarily over the union's proposal for a union shop provision and the employer's proposal allowing foremen to perform bargaining unit work.
The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the employer's uncompromising positions on these issues were taken without reasonable justification and reflected an underlying refusal to recognize the union's bargaining authority.
The Board directed the arbitration of the first collective agreement.
