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Application to terminate bargaining rights dismissed as decertification petition was not voluntary.
The applicant, a leadhand, applied to terminate the union's bargaining rights and circulated a petition in support.
The Board inquired into the voluntariness of the petition.
The Board found that the applicant's position as a leadhand with power to effectively recommend discipline, combined with his family relationship to the plant manager, would cause reasonable employees to perceive him as closely aligned with management.
Consequently, the Board was not satisfied that the petition represented a voluntary expression of employee wishes.
The application was dismissed.
