https://www.therecord.com/news-story/448...oo-region/
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/565...tion-bids/
Quote:A toilet handle was fixed in an addiction treatment centre in Cambridge. A garden shed was put up at a library in Baden. A neon sign was installed at a bus terminal in Kitchener.
Those three little 2012 projects led the Region of Waterloo to lose in a remarkable ruling by the Ontario Labour Relations Board two weeks ago.
The region, because of its roles in completing those three work items, is deemed a construction employer by the board and appears unable to escape certification of the Carpenters District Council of Ontario United Brotherhood of Carpenter and Joiners to represent regional staff.
Quote:"You've got two workers building a garden shed on a Saturday and all of a sudden thousands of workers, unionized and non-unionized alike, are no longer able to do work for the Region of Waterloo, regardless of the fact they may pay taxes to that region," said Sean Reid, vice-president of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/565...tion-bids/
Quote:The Region of Waterloo was certified July 4 by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 785 after nearly two years of labour board hearings.
The process was kicked off when two employees signed union cards after building a garden shed on a Saturday afternoon.
Ultimately one vote in favour sealed the deal.
Now only unionized carpenters can work on municipal construction projects.