The applicant union filed a grievance under section 124 of the Labour Relations Act alleging that the respondent employer improperly assigned the assembly of a metal meter shed to a mixed crew of carpenters and labourers instead of sheet metal workers.
The intervener union argued that the work was properly assigned based on established practice.
The Board determined that the matter was essentially a jurisdictional dispute that should be dealt with under section 91 of the Act to allow all interested parties, including the unrepresented labourers' union, to participate.
The Board adjourned the section 124 application for 30 days to permit the filing of a jurisdictional dispute.
