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Union decertification application dismissed as applicants failed to prove petitions were signed voluntarily without perceived management influence.
The applicants sought a declaration terminating the respondent union's bargaining rights for employees at the intervener's store.
The applicants submitted two petitions in support of decertification.
The Board assessed whether the petitions represented a voluntary expression of the employees' true wishes.
The Board found that the primary applicant was an unreliable witness and that the signatures were obtained in circumstances where employees might reasonably infer management support, particularly given the employer's non-solicitation policy, the posting of a petition on a visible bulletin board, and the involvement of an employee with a close nexus to management.
The Board concluded the applicants failed to establish voluntariness and dismissed the application.
One Board member dissented.
