Ontario Labour Relations Board Certifies Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons' International Association in BRC Drywall Finish Inc. Decision

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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has issued a decision on October 24, 2024, in OLRB Case No: 1718-24-R, certifying the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada, Local 124, as the bargaining agent for a group of employees in BRC Drywall Finish Inc. The decision affects approximately 55% of the employees in the bargaining unit, who are members of the applicant union.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Ontario Labour Relations Board certified the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada, Local 124, as the bargaining agent for a group of employees in BRC Drywall Finish Inc. on October 24, 2024.
  • The bargaining unit consists of plasterers, plasterers' apprentices, spray fibre applicators, drywall tapers, and rigid insulation applicators, excluding non-working forepersons and persons above the rank of non-working foreperson.
  • The bargaining unit covers employees in the industrial, commercial, and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario and all other sectors in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry.
  • The applicant union has the requisite support, with more than 55% of the employees in the bargaining unit being members of the union.
  • The Board cancelled the Case Management Hearing scheduled by the Registrar and directed the responding party to post copies of the decision in a location where they are most likely to come to the attention of individuals in the bargaining unit for a period of 45 business days.
  • The certification is in accordance with section 128.1 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and provides for the issuance of more than one certificate if the applicant has the requisite support.

Statistics:

  • Percentage of employees in the bargaining unit who are members of the applicant union: 55%
  • Number of persons in the bargaining unit who are employees: 6
  • Number of persons in the bargaining unit who are members of the applicant union: 4 (based on the information provided in the application)
  • Date of the decision: October 24, 2024
  • Time period for posting copies of the decision: 45 business days
  • Sectors covered by the bargaining unit:

+ Industrial, commercial, and institutional sector of the construction industry in the Province of Ontario

+ All other sectors in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry

Sources:

  • OLRB Case No: 1718-24-R, Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada, Local 124, Applicant v BRC Drywall Finish Inc., Responding Party (2024)
  • Labour Relations Act, 1995, S.O. 1995, c.1, as amended
  • Pine Valley Electric Company Ltd., 2017 CanLII 78994 (ON LRB)
  • Maplewood Electric Inc., 2018 CanLII 65927 (ON LRB)