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NOVA SCOTIA LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD-CEASE AND DESIST ORDER ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Construction Industry Panel of the Labour Relations Board announced today that it has taken action to end an illegal work stoppage which commenced on Mar. 26, 1996, involving a number of employees of Dineen Construction (Atlantic) Inc., Ideal Glass Ltd.,Landis & Gyr Powers Ltd., J.W. Lindsay Enterprises Ltd., Atlantic Drywall& Painting Ltd., Cahill-State Atlantic Ltd., Comstock Canada, Pentecost Enterprises, Rodney Enterprises Ltd., Sigma Construction Limited and Viking Fire Protection Inc. at the new Halifax Infirmary, Halifax. The complaint was filed with the panel on Mar. 26, 1996, requesting the panel to issue a cease and desist order against certain members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local Union 83, International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades Local Union 1439, United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States & Canada Local Union 56, Labourers International Union of North America Local Union 615, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 625, Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union 409, who are participating in the illegal work stoppage. An interim order has been issued by the panel directing certain members of United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local Union 83, International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades Local Union 1439, United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States&Canada Local Union 56, Labourers International Union of North America Local Union 615, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 625, Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union 409, who are participating in an illegal work stoppage to cease and desist and to return to work at their next regularly scheduled shift. -30- Contact: Labour Relations Board 902-424-6730 jlw Mar. 26, 1996 6 p.m.