The applicant union applied for certification for a bargaining unit of operating engineers employed by the respondent construction company.
The parties disputed whether four off-site employees should be included in the bargaining unit for the purpose of the count.
The Board found that three of the employees were commonly associated in their work with on-site employees and included them in the count.
The fourth employee was classified as a cement truck driver and excluded.
As the union had unchallenged evidence of membership for more than 55% of the employees in the bargaining unit, the Board granted the application for certification without a representation vote.
