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                                                                 Sample Certificate 
                                                            When 
                                                                 the Board certifies 
                                                                 an employer, 
                                                                 it issues a formal 
                                                                 certificate. 
                                                                 This certificate 
                                                                 identifies the 
                                                                 names of the 
                                                                 employer and 
                                                                 the trade union. 
                                                                 It also defines 
                                                                 the bargaining 
                                                                 unit for which 
                                                                 the trade union 
                                                                 is certified. 
                                                                 The certificate 
                                                                 indicates a bargaining 
                                                                 relationship 
                                                                 exits between 
                                                                 the named parties. 
                                                                  
                                                            The Board does 
                                                              not issue certificates 
                                                              for bargaining 
                                                              relationships 
                                                              established through 
                                                              voluntary recognition. 
                                                             
                                                            See 
                                                                 the sample certificate 
                                                                 below: 
                                                            A 
                                                                 certificate has 
                                                                 seven elements: 
                                                             
                                                            
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      trade union's 
                                                                      legal name. 
                                                                      
 
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      employer's 
                                                                      legal name. 
                                                                      
 
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      bargaining 
                                                                      unit, often 
                                                                      called the 
                                                                      unit description. 
                                                                      
 
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      Board's 
                                                                      signature 
                                                                      (the Chair 
                                                                      or a Vice-Chair). 
                                                                      
 
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      Process 
                                                                      file number 
                                                                      and the 
                                                                      Bargaining 
                                                                      Relationship 
                                                                      file number. 
                                                                      
 
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      certificate 
                                                                      number. 
                                                                      
 
                                                                 - The 
                                                                      date of 
                                                                      the certificate 
                                                                      (the latter 
                                                                      of the date 
                                                                      of the certification 
                                                                      vote or 
                                                                      Board order 
                                                                      creating 
                                                                      the certificate). 
                                                                      
 
                                                             
                                                             Click 
                                                                 on this Certificate 
                                                                 to see a larger 
                                                                 size. 
                                                             
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