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ARTICLE · 27 SEPTEMBER 2015

48 Hour Countdown: Responding To A Union's Application To Certify Your Construction Company

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The bad news is that the deadline for your first step is only 48 hours away.

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Michael MacLellan
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Let's say you've just dispatched your crew for the morning and someone you've never met comes up to you, calls you by name, hands you a package and says "don't shoot the messenger". Or maybe there's just a lengthy fax in your inbox that wasn't there a little while ago. You take a look and what you have in your hands is a copy of a union's application to be certified as the bargaining agent for the employees of your construction company. The good news is that you have an opportunity to respond and resist the application. The bad news is that the deadline for your first step is only 48 hours away.

This blog will provide a construction industry employer in Ontario with a basic understanding of how to make your first response to an application for certification.

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