The applicant union sought certification for employees at a 60-bed retirement home.
The parties disputed whether fifty 'floating' maintenance and housekeeping employees, who serviced twenty-five different homes, should be included in the bargaining unit.
The Board determined that including the floating employees would create serious labour relations problems and administrative difficulties, as they could potentially fall into multiple bargaining units.
The Board excluded the floating employees from the bargaining unit and, finding that more than fifty-five percent of the employees in the unit had applied for membership, granted the certification.
