BC LRB dismisses Quest union’s request to have CapU recognized as successor employer

The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a bid from the Quest University Faculty Union to have Capilano University declared as the successor employer of Quest. The union argued that the transfer of assets, performance of similar work, and continuation of services to former students indicated that there was a successorship from Quest to CapU. CapU opposed the application, requesting that it be dismissed, while Quest did not file a response to the application. The LRB dismissed the application, citing rationale such as the purchase agreement for the lands; CapU’s renovations of the Squamish campus to “meet its own purpose [….] not the business previously operated by Quest;” and the fact that CapU did not attempt to benefit from Quest’s reputation, trademarks, logo, or name.

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