R. R. Monta­gte

The applicant trade union applied for certification and filed documentary evidence of membership for 14 of 18 employees in the bargaining unit.

A group of objecting employees filed 14 statements of desire (petitions) opposing certification, including 8 from employees who had previously signed union membership cards.

The Board found that the objecting employees failed to present sufficient firsthand evidence regarding the origination and circulation of 10 of the petitions, rendering them involuntary.

As only two voluntary petitions were from employees who had previously signed membership cards, the petitions did not cast sufficient doubt on the union's support to warrant a representation vote.

The Board granted outright certification.