- May 25, 2021
- Certifications/Decertifications
Application for certification (First of four decisions). The local had previously been found to be a trade union within the meaning of the Act. Not less than forty per cent of the individuals in the proposed bargaining unit were members of the local at the time of application. The employer disputed the local’s estimate of the number of employees in the proposed bargaining unit and proposed an alternative description contending that the one proposed by the local could not be appropriate. The Board found that the proposed bargaining unit could be appropriate and that the numerical difference between the parties was not significant and directed that a representation vote be taken of “all front of house and food and beverage employees of the responding party in the City of Toronto, save and except managers, persons above the rank of manager, sales office and clerical staff (including box office and subscription staff and stage door personnel) and persons covered by subsisting collective agreements.” The Board further ordered that any contested ballots be segregated and not counted until the Board so ordered or the parties agreed.