A labor union dedicated to the application of Christian principles in collective bargaining cannot be held to discriminate against any persons creed, Chief Justice James C. McRuer, of the High Court of Ontario, ruled today.
The decision came in a ruling on an appeal from a decision by the Ontario Labor Relations Board, which had refused to certify a local affiliated with the Christian Labor Association of Canada. The Boards refusal was based on the fact that members of the local would have to pledge to “uphold Christian principles” in collective bargaining.
Finding the Board’s ruling “erroneous,” Chief Justice McRuer stated in his opinion that a “requirement to uphold Christian ethical or social principles, as taught in the Bible” does not in itself constitute discrimination on the grounds of race, creed or color.
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