The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 9 Mar 1945, p. 3

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----*--__ Mamk 9 IAll P Hi Gi B ki ! a es we so mg _"'l" C) q i o Mario La or Board l Unanimity on a major issue was/War Labor Board, Mr. Joilitfe said 'reached in the Legislature yesterday")?! "/fot"11i,e 081'?th OUBt ofian alp- I . .. ' ' , . sea mm to n ario oarr m He i"I hen .all parties agreed that Wine-{£508 of employees of Wright-Har- sentattons should be made to Oats-3mm." and Sylvanite mines. The .wa asking for amendments to P.C.i0ntario Board's ruling was reversed. 1003. the National Labor Code. in It had ordered a "run-oft"' vote the intetests of proper labor-man- whon the Mining, Mill and Smelter agpmont relations. "Yorkers Union had roveived a Opposition Leader E. B. Jo+tte,'majority of votes a.s' bargaining in moving adjournment ofthe House agent m" not a majority M all to consider a matter of public. im- workers in the two mines. This the pertain-c. "mprghod as "fantastic" National Board would not permit, the decision of the National War liaavirw, 88 ppl "YC" the omplo.vees Labor Board in upholding two re- of one mine and 85 per cent of the cent appeals from Jlldgmcltii of "Heather without collective bargaining. Ontario Labor Relations Board. All. "The National Board reached a Jolliffe retcrtcd lo the report that perverse. nonsensical and utterly the seven-man Ontario board had disastrous decision." Mr. Jolliffe de- been on the verge of resigning in ciared. "If the process of certifica- protcst over the restrictions placed tion is to continue. this decision will on its work by Ottawa. have to be rectified." '; Labor Minister Charles Daley. in He termed the National Board's Ia lengthy statement on the entitCiticciyion "fantastic reasoning." af. situation, said it was not ct?r"'et'-fectinc, the whole future of P.C. that the entire board had threat-400;; since the board had stated ened to resign, though perhaps one; procedure tor the Ontario Board to ;member might have said so. But theifollow. "It will have the effect," he :board was thoroughly dissatisfied/said, "ot shelving all future appli- 'he said. [cations for certification unless a 'Ottawa Responsibility Eufitigjtnild 21.30315; ot employees av n n. _ Attorney-General Leslie Black-t ' well, after expressing agreement iOn Majority Voting. [with the. "marks of lil. elii,rr,t,l It. was "nonsensical." Mr. Jolliffe and ptvstltg the efforts .ot Ml'-said. to require a majority vote of Daley to adjust the Situation. .re'éall employees before certification marked that_there was. no 1efeeltriinsteari of a majority of those vot- .°f bflngmg, into question the g00dling. This procedure was not applied ,lt.r bad truth of the members "in: any other election, Provincial or 'the {WWW Board. It was a .'rmunfcipai, and he pointed out no "ponsibility of the Dominion f,'/,':,Caii.iiiiii. of the Legislature had a ernment and lhe.P.omirfto.n F",1,i,s,,t,TFiiiipi/.v of all the voters on the of Labor could, if he desired, makezvomrs. list. the necessary recommendations toi, Foreseeing serious difficulties un- i333Cabtnet for amendment to Pc'l'less the situation was corrected, The discussions showed unanimity! 151.301;er 'tit the greater part from all parts of the House except»o t.."t ame "P. De Lam at the; . . door of the Dominion Government from the Liberal group. Mr. Black-: . . . . . . well said. He added, addressing his and the 'lt/ll'.,' absurd and m' question to Liberal House ia,iae,rliouUpe/S1,t. 511113152514" Labor, Mr. M. F. He burn: "1 would like to ask . . the memger for Elgin it he has an Labor Minister Daley F0§9 to 53)' attitude on this matter?' she was to a great extent Ill agree- "1 had not intended to take part;Pent with Mr. Jollifte on the ques- in this debate." Mr. Hepburn re-lon and praised the work of the plied. "I concur in the remarks ot'ithttario Board. ' the Attorney-General. As tar as my! ' views and those in this group arei . concerned, we share the opinionsl generally expressed this afternoon"! Premier George Drew wound up: . the debate by voicing the deter- . mination of his Government to do! teverything possible to have the Do: (minion Government amend thei (labor code. 3 Outlines Case . Reading from a news report in; The Globe and Mail that the On-! tario Labor Relations Board had! been on the verge of resigning Tues/ day because of recent reversal off two of its decisions by the National"

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