The applicant union sought certification for a bargaining unit of employees in the respondent's Leaf Division.
The parties agreed on most of the bargaining unit description but disputed whether seasonal employees should be included.
The respondent argued that the application was made out of season and seasonal employees should be excluded, relying on exceptions for canning and tobacco harvesting.
The Board found that the respondent's operations involved processing, not harvesting, and that the application was made in-season.
The Board concluded that seasonal employees shared a community of interest with permanent employees and included them in the bargaining unit.
