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Employer breached duty to bargain in good faith by insisting on employee ratification and refusing to execute agreement.
The union filed an unfair labour practice complaint alleging the employer breached the Labour Relations Act by refusing to execute a collective agreement based on its last offer.
The employer had insisted on a clause requiring employee ratification of the agreement.
After the employees rejected the offer but also voted against a strike, the union accepted the employer's offer.
The employer refused to sign, citing the lack of employee ratification.
The Board held that the employer's insistence on employee ratification and refusal to execute the agreement constituted an unlawful attempt to bypass the union and deal directly with employees, breaching sections 15 and 64 of the Act.
The Board directed the employer to execute the collective agreement.
