Canada Labour Code, Parts I, II and III

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Order No.: 11563-U

Supercedes: 11536-U

IN THE MATTER OF THE

Canada Labour Code

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Transport and Allied Workers Union, Local 855,

affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,

applicant,

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PAL Airlines Ltd.,

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador,

employer.

WHEREAS the Canada Industrial Relations Board (the Board), by order no. 11536-U dated September 8, 2020, certified the Transport and Allied Workers Union, Local 855, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as the bargaining agent for a unit of employees of PAL Airlines Ltd. comprising:

all cargo agents and ramp attendants employed by PAL Airlines Ltd. working in or out of RCAF Road, Hangar #4, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 5B5, excluding the ramp attendant supervisor, the cargo supervisor and the cargo manager, and those above these ranks.

AND WHEREAS the Board has received an application from the applicant union, pursuant to section 18 of the Canada Labour Code (the Code), seeking to amend the said order by including commissary agents in the bargaining unit description;

AND WHEREAS the employer is not opposed to this application;

AND WHEREAS, following investigation of the application and consideration of the submissions of the parties concerned, the Board is satisfied that the requirements of the Code have been met and has determined that it is appropriate to grant the application.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby declares that the Transport and Allied Workers Union, Local 855, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the bargaining agent for a bargaining unit comprising:

all cargo agents, ramp attendants and commissary agents employed by PAL Airlines Ltd. working in or out of RCAF Road, Hangar #4, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 5B5, excluding the ramp attendant supervisor, the cargo supervisor and the cargo manager, and those above these ranks.

ISSUED at Ottawa, this 27th day of November, 2020, by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Ginette Brazeau

Chairperson

Reference: File No. 34056-C

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