Letter Carrier’s Union of Canada v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers et al., [1975] S.C.R. 178 (1973)

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Letter Carrier’s Union of Canada v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers et al., [1975] S.C.R. 178 (1973)

Supreme Court of Canada

Letter Carrier's Union of Canada v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers et al., [1975] S.C.R. 178

Date: 1973-10-02

The Letter Carriers' Union of Canada Appellant;

and

Canadian Union of Postal Workers and

M & B Enterprises Ltd. Respondents.

1973: June 20; 1973: October 2.

Present: Fauteux C.J. and Abbott, Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Spence, Pigeon, Laskin and Dickson JJ.

ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR SASKATCHEWAN

Labour relations-Certification-Jurisdiction-Company holding contracts for delivery and collection of mail-Activities principally but not exclusively confined to work for Post Office-Whether company's drivers employees within meaning of s. 108(1) of Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. L-1.

The respondent company (M & B Ltd.) held a number of contracts with the Canada Post Office for the delivery and collection of mail and the work that was thereby involved constituted approximately 90 per cent of the company's business. The company also held an "A" licence under which it did certain furniture hauling and this accounted for the remaining part of its business.

An order made by the Labour Relations Board of Saskatchewan pu...

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