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Re United Automobile Workers, Local 673, And Douglas Aircraft Co Of Canada Ltd, Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

Union Grievance alleging that the company had violated the collective agreement by promoting certain employees outside the bargaining unit.

The Facts:

In art. 1 of the collective agreement the company recognizes the union as sole bargaining agent on behalf of its office and clerical employees, subject to a long list of exclusions which includes "secretaries to department managers and above". This arbitration arises from the fact that the company effected a reorganization at the start of 1970 by which, in company terms, the procurement department became the sub-division of procurement and material "headed by a director who ad­ministers five different …