Metro Cable TV Union Certified as Bargaining Agent
📌 In brief
The Canada Industrial Relations Board certified the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association as the bargaining agent for specific employee classifications at various locations.
⚖️ Legal holding
An employer must include specific job classifications within a bargaining unit upon certification by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
📖 Technical summary
The Canada Industrial Relations Board certified the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association as the bargaining agent for specific employee classifications.
📜 Headnote Official document
The Canada Industrial Relations Board certified the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association as the bargaining agent for all full-time employees in specified classifications at multiple locations.
📚 Full judgment Official document
Order No.: 12171-U Supersedes: 12153-U IN THE MATTER OF THE Canada Labour Code - and - Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association, applicant, - and - [COMPANY]., Toronto, Ontario, employer. WHEREAS the [NAME] (the Board), by interim order no. 12153 ‐ U dated January 27, 2026, granted the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association’s expansion application to amend Board order no. 12098-U to add to the existing bargaining unit the maintenance technicians, fibre/construction technicians and material handlers working at or from [COMPANY].’s location at [ADDRESS] in Barrie, Ontario (the [ADDRESS] location); AND WHEREAS , pursuant to its powers under section 20(1) of the Canada Labour Code and following the parties’ request, the Board reserved its jurisdiction to update and finalize the description of the bargaining unit once it considered the parties’ proposed bargaining unit description; AND WHEREAS , on February 26, 2026, the parties filed submissions on their proposed amendments to the bargaining unit description as set out in interim order no. 12153-U; AND WHEREAS , in their submissions, the parties ask that the bargaining unit description be modified to specifically mention the construction technician and fibre technician classifications in the list of included classifications at the [ADDRESS] location (the parties’ request); AND WHEREAS the parties clarify that, at the time of the application, the group of employees that the application sought to add to the unit (referred to in interim order no. 12153-U as the “Barrie technical employees”) included the construction technician and fibre technician classifications; AND WHEREAS , following consideration of the submissions of the parties concerned, the Board has determined that it is appropriate to grant the parties’ request and to issue a final order with respect to the expansion application. NOW, THEREFORE , it is ordered by the [NAME] that the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association be, and it is hereby certified to be, the bargaining agent for a unit comprising: all full-time employees of [COMPANY]. employed at or from the following locations in the classifications listed: i) 853, 855 and [ADDRESS] and [ADDRESS], Toronto, Ontario: material handler, stores, work order control coordinator, dispatch, NTMC analyst, connected home technician, service/install technician, senior service/install technician, maintenance technician, construction technician, fibre technician, fibre/construction technician, platform technician and head end technician. ii) 234 and [ADDRESS], [ADDRESS], Ontario: dispatch, FSC analyst, connected home technician, service/install technician, senior service/install technician, maintenance technician, construction technician, fibre technician and fibre/construction technician. iii) [ADDRESS], Scarborough, Ontario: stores, work order control coordinator, dispatch, NTMC analyst, connected home technician, service/install technician, senior service/install technician, maintenance technician, construction technician, fibre technician, fibre/construction technician, platform technician and head end technician. iv) [ADDRESS], Mississauga, Ontario: stores, work order control coordinator, dispatch, NTMC analyst, connected home technician, service/install technician, senior service/install technician, maintenance technician, construction technician, fibre technician, fibre/construction technician, platform technician and head end technician. v) [ADDRESS], Vaughan, Ontario: material handler. vi) [ADDRESS], Etobicoke, Ontario: connected home technician, service/install technician, senior service/install technician, maintenance technician and head end technician. vii) 141 and [ADDRESS], Hamilton, Ontario: material handler, connected home technician, service/install technician, senior service/install technician, maintenance technician, platform technician and head end technician. viii) [ADDRESS], Barrie, Ontario: maintenance technician, construction technician, fibre technician, fibre/construction technician and material handler. ISSUED at Ottawa, this 31st day of March, 2026, by the [NAME]. [NAME]-Chairperson Reference: File No. 037504-C
⚖️ What tends to weigh in cases like this
✅ Tends to be accepted
- The Board accepted the parties' request to specifically include construction and fibre technician classifications.
- The parties clarified that the "Barrie technical employees" group already included construction and fibre technician classifications.
- The Board reserved jurisdiction to finalize the bargaining unit description after considering the parties' proposals.
- The parties filed submissions proposing amendments to the bargaining unit description.
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❓ Frequently asked questions
What did this decision decide?
The Canada Industrial Relations Board certified the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association as the bargaining agent for specific employee classifications.
What was the dispute about?
The dispute was about whether the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association should be certified as the bargaining agent for certain job classifications.
How did the court decide, and why?
The court decided to certify the association as the bargaining agent because the parties agreed to include specific job classifications within the bargaining unit.
Which laws or rules were applied?
No specific laws or rules were mentioned in the judgment.
What was the argument that mattered most?
The argument that mattered most was the agreement between the parties to include specific job classifications within the bargaining unit.
Was the decision for or against the person who brought the case?
The decision was for the person who brought the case, certifying the Metro Cable T.V. Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association as the bargaining agent.
What does this mean for someone in a similar situation?
For someone in a similar situation, it means that if the parties agree to include specific job classifications within the bargaining unit, the Canada Industrial Relations Board may certify the union as the bargaining agent.
What evidence or documents mattered?
The judgment does not specify any particular evidence or documents that mattered.