Ontario Labour Relations Board Issues Corrected Accreditation Certificate Decision

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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has rectified a typographical error in its earlier decision regarding the accreditation certificate for Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183. The Board initially directed the issuance of an accreditation certificate on October 8, 2024, but the Registrar inadvertently included only the amendments to the existing certificate without merging the previous content. This decision corrects the error and issues a merged accreditation certificate.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Ontario Labour Relations Board has issued a corrected accreditation certificate decision for Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183, after a typographical error in the initial decision on October 8, 2024.
  • The corrected accreditation certificate has an issue date of October 8, 2024, and includes a bargaining unit description for construction employees engaged in the onsite construction of low-rise housing and their natural amenities in O.L.R.B. Geographic Areas No. 7, 8, 18, and 27.
  • The bargaining unit excludes employers bound by and working under certain collective agreements, including those with the Ontario Formwork Association, Residential Low-Rise Forming Contractors Association, and others.
  • The accreditation certificate previously issued under the October 8, 2024 decision is hereby rescinded and has no force or effect.

Statistics:

  • 7 O.L.R.B. Geographic Areas (No. 7, 8, 18, and 27) are included in the bargaining unit.
  • 3 storeys in height is the maximum height for low-rise housing, as well as 4 storey single family townhouses and Light Wood Framed Apartment Buildings.
  • 11 collective agreements are excluded from the bargaining unit, including those with the Ontario Formwork Association, Residential Low-Rise Forming Contractors Association, and others.

Sources:

  • Ontario Labour Relations Board decision, entered on October 10, 2024, for OLRB Case No: 0753-24-R Toronto Residential Construction Labour Bureau, Applicant v Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 183, Responding Party.