The applicant union applied for certification to represent the respondent's employees.
The union filed membership evidence for more than 55% of the employees.
A group of employees filed a statement of desire opposing the certification, which included signatures from employees who had previously signed union cards.
The Board found that the statement of desire was not voluntary, as it was circulated by lead hands and a close friend of management shortly after management held a meeting suggesting that unionization could lead to the loss of benefits and lay-offs.
The Board declined to order a representation vote and issued a certificate to the applicant.
One Board member dissented.
