Canada Labour Code, Parts I, II and III

Order No.: 11761-U

Supersedes: 11588-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. 11588‑U dated March 4, 2021, 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 customer service agents employed by PAL Airlines Ltd. working in or out of: RCAF Hangar #4, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 5B5; Deer Lake Regional Airport, 1 Airport Road, Suite 1, Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador; Goose Bay Airport, 6 Vulcan Drive, Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Wabush Airport, 2 Airport Road, Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding commissary agents, customer service manager, regional stations manager, station supervisor and customer service specialist, and those above these ranks.

AND WHEREAS the Board has received an application from the applicant, pursuant to section 18 of the Canada Labour Code (the Code), seeking to amend the said order by including customer service agents working in or out of Gander International Airport 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 requirements of the Code have been met and has determined that it is appropriate to grant the application.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Canada Industrial Relations 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 customer service agents employed by PAL Airlines Ltd. working in or out of: RCAF Road Hangar #4, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1A 5B5; Deer Lake Regional Airport, 1 Airport Road, Suite 1, Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador; Goose Bay Airport, 6 Vulcan Drive, Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; Wabush Airport, 2 Airport Road, Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Gander International Airport, 1000 James Boulevard, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, excluding commissary agents, customer service manager, regional stations manager, station supervisor and customer service specialist, and those above these ranks.

ISSUED at Ottawa, this 14th day of October, 2022, by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Ginette Brazeau
Chairperson

Reference: File No. 035950-C