GENERAL MANUFACTURING & METAL WORKER'S UNION vs. SWEDISH MACHINERY AND TRUCK GH. LTD. [2016]DLNLC7873

GENERAL MANUFACTURING & METAL WORKER'S UNION vs. SWEDISH MACHINERY AND TRUCK GH.... [2016]DLNLC7873

Date	2016-05-16
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2016]DLNLC7873

[2016]DLNLC7873
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GENERAL
MANUFACTURING &amp; METAL WORKER'S UNION<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SWEDISH
MACHINERY AND TRUCK GH. LTD.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>FOR THE COMMISSON: <o:p></o:p>EDWARD
BRIKU-BOADU (CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>Brief Facts: <o:p></o:p>In a letter dated 25""
November, 2013 General Manufacturing and Metal Workers Union (GEMM) hereinafter referred to as
Complainants filed a complaint at the National Labour Commission against Swedish Machinery and Truck (Gh.) Limited hereinafter referred to as Respondents for unfair termination of 9 workers of the company who are members of the Union. <o:p></o:p>The Commission in a letter dated 4th December, 2013 forwarded the complaint to the
Respondent for its response within (Act 651). <o:p></o:p>The Respondent through
it lawyers forwarded its response in a letter dated 24". December, 2014 to
the Commission. <o:p></o:p>Upon receipt of the
response, the Commission invited the parties for the hearing of the case. The
first hearing of the matter took place on 28th October; 2015. At this hearing, two issues arose: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:33.6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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yes">1. The Complainants prayed the Commission to
join the two complaints i.e. that of failure to allow unionization of workers in its employ and unfair
termination of th</spa</main>