The employers requested the Minister of Labour to appoint a conciliation officer, naming Local 432 as the trade union.
The union objected, asserting that the Ontario Projectionists' Association had been designated as its agent for collective bargaining and had acquired the rights of Local 432.
The Minister referred the question of his authority to appoint a conciliation officer to the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
The Board found that the Association is not a trade union at common law or under the Labour Relations Act, but rather an uncertified council of trade unions.
As such, it can only act as an agent for Local 432, which retains the formal bargaining rights.
The Board concluded that the Minister has the authority to appoint a conciliation officer naming Local 432.
