The Manitoba Labour Board dismissed Smart Box Packaging’s bad faith bargaining application as premature because negotiations and conciliation remained active and did not warrant intervention at that stage. It also refused to reject submissions merely because AI helped refine them, emphasizing that parties remain responsible for verifying the accuracy of their filings.
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Smart Box Packaging Inc. v United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 832, 2026 CanLII 92373 (MB LB)
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Held. The Manitoba Labour Board dismissed Smart Box Packaging’s bad faith bargaining application as premature because negotiations and conciliation remained active and did not warrant intervention at that stage.
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