The applicant union filed applications for certification to displace the incumbent union.
The incumbent union and an interested party argued the applications should be dismissed due to late delivery to the employer and inaccuracies in the Certificates of Delivery.
The Board found the applicant acted in good faith and intended to deliver the applications on time, but was thwarted by a clerical error with a facsimile number.
The Board exercised its discretion under Rule 44 to relieve against the strict application of the Rules, accepted the application date as March 14, 2000, and directed the opening of the ballot boxes.
