Bureau of International Labor Affairs; U.S. National Administrative Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Notice of Determination Regarding Review of Submission U.S. #9803

Résumé

The U.S. National Administrative Office (NAO) gives notice that on December 18, 1998, U.S. Submission #9803 was accepted for review. The submission was filed with the NAO on October 19, 1998 by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Canada, Quebec Federation of Labor, Teamsters Local 973 (Montreal), and the International Labor Rights Fund. The submission raises issues of anti- union motivated plant closing and delays in the union certification procedure in cases involving multiple franchise business employers and locations. The issues arose from efforts to organize employees of a McDonald's restaurant in the city of St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada. Article 16(3) of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) provides for the review of labor law matters in Canada and Mexico by the NAO. The objectives of the review of the submission will be to gather information to assist the NAO to better understand and publicly report on the Government of Canada's compliance with the obligations set forth in the NAALC.