The applicant, a local union business representative, was removed from office by the international union after losing his good standing due to the late payment of a union fine.
He applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board under section 149(2) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, arguing he was removed without just cause.
The Board dismissed the application for lack of jurisdiction, holding that section 149(2) does not create independent rights for individual members to challenge internal union discipline, but rather exists only to protect local union autonomy from unwarranted interference by a parent union.
