The applicant union sought certification for a bargaining unit of the respondent's office, clerical, and technical employees.
A group of objecting technical employees argued they had a separate community of interest and should be excluded from the unit.
The Board applied its long-standing practice of grouping technical employees with office and clerical staff to avoid undue fragmentation, finding no unique circumstances to justify a departure.
The Board also declined the respondent's request to direct a representation vote under section 7(2) of the Act, holding that the union's support must be assessed across the entire appropriate bargaining unit, not just among the objecting technical employees.
The technical employees were included in the unit.
