International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Local Lodge No. 146 v Cessco Fabrication & Engineering Ltd., 2020 CanLII 40106 (AB LRB)

In the midst of negotiations about the collective agreement, the union alleged the employer had contravened several sections of the Labour Relations Code (“Code”) including a provision of the Code prohibiting employers from seeking to compel an employee from becoming or to cease to be a member of a union. The employer applied to have this claim summarily dismissed as being without any merit