This was an application for termination of bargaining rights filed under the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “Act”) by Brent Hickey seeking a declaration that IATSE (the “Union”) no longer represented the employees of the Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake engaged in the building and buying of theatrical properties.
In this decision dated December 22, 2022, the Ontario Labour Relations Board held that more than 50% of the ballots in the representation vote were cast in opposition to the Union. The Board therefore declared that the Union no longer represented the employees in the bargaining unit.