The applicant union applied for certification.
The employer and objectors raised several issues regarding the membership evidence, including the voluntariness of counter-petitions, the status of an employee who quit before the terminal date, and a non-pay allegation involving a loaned initiation fee not disclosed on the Form 9 Declaration.
The Board found the counter-petitions voluntary, held that the quit employee's card remained valid, and determined the loan was a bona fide transaction that did not invalidate the membership evidence.
Finding that over 55% of the employees were members, the Board certified the union without a representation vote.
