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Question 1: Case Study: Grose Morne Electric is an electrical contractor that does work in the residential construction industry. All of the companys work comes from non-union general contractors. The company pays wages that are approximately 20 percent lower than the union rate of pay. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) started an organizing campaign at Gros Morne. Shortly after the organizing campaign became public knowledge, the president of the company said at a meeting of employees that he could not compete in a union market and stated that the company would have to close its doors if the union was certified. When individual employees approached the president and asked him about his thoughts on the situation, he said that he did not like the IBEW. In response to the organizing campaign, the company president sent out a letter to all employees, making the following points:

*employees and management were part of a team and the company had been successful with people working together.

*The president was pleased that the company was able to report to inquiring banks and mortgage companies that employment was full time and permanent.

*Certification of the union would mean that employees would have to pay union dues.

*Certification would mean that the company would be on shaky ground because it would now be competing in a new unionized market.

*The company had never laid people off for more than a few weeks in the past.

*Certification would mean that the company would lose a few good people.

1: Has the employer committed any unfair labour practices? Answer this question by using the case detail and by dealing with each of the points made in the letter the president sent. Be sure to explain your answers. (10 marks)

2: If any unfair labour practices have been committed, what remedies could the union ask of the Labour Relations Board? Explain. (5 marks)