The applicant union applied for certification and filed documentary evidence of membership supported by a Form 8 Declaration.
During the hearing, it was revealed that the union official who signed the Form 8 Declaration had not made the necessary inquiries of the collectors regarding how the membership cards were solicited and whether the initiation fees were properly collected.
The Board held that the Form 8 Declaration did not meet the strict standards required, as the declarant lacked the requisite personal knowledge or knowledge gained from proper inquiries.
Consequently, the membership evidence solicited by persons other than the declarant was rejected, and the application for certification was dismissed.
