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Parties Involved:
National Labor Relations Board
Petitioner
Professional Security Officers and Investigators of America and Professional Security Officers and Investigators of America, Local 101 (DECO, INC.)
Respondent

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

_________________________________

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS 

BOARD, 

 Petitioner,

v.

PROFESSIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS 

AND INVESTIGATORS OF AMERICA 

AND PROFESSIONAL SECURITY 

OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS OF 

AMERICA, LOCAL 101, (DECO, INC.), 

 Respondent.

No. 15-9517

(NLRB No. 14-CB-126322)

_________________________________

JUDGMENT

_________________________________

Before LUCERO, EBEL, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

_________________________________

This matter is before the Court on the application for enforcement and proposed 

judgment submitted by Petitioner National Labor Relations Board. The application for 

enforcement is granted and the proposed judgment filed on March 3, 2015 is adopted by 

the court and attached to this order.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 10, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 

Petitioner 

v. 

PROFESSIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS AND 

INVESTIGATORS OF AMERICA AND PROFESSIONAL 

SECURITY OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS 

OF AMERICA, LOCAL 101 (DECO, INC.) 

Respondent 

No. 

Board Case No.: 

14-CB-126322 

JUDGMENT ENFORCING AN ORDER OF THE 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 

Before: 

This cause was submitted upon the application of the National Labor 

Relations Board for summary entry of a judgment against Respondent, 

Professional Security Officers and Investigators of America and Professional 

Security Officers and Investigators of America, Local101 (DECO, Inc.), its 

officers, agents, and representatives, enforcing its order dated January 29, 2015, in 

Case No. 14-CB-126322, and the Court having considered the same, it is hereby 

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED by the Court that the Respondent, 

Professional Security Officers and Investigators of America and Professional 

Security Officers and Investigators of America, Local101 (DECO, Inc.), its 

officers, agents, and representatives, shall abide by said order. (See attached Order 

and Appendix). 

DATED: 

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 

v. 

PROFESSIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS OF 

AMERICA AND PROFESSIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS AND 

INVESTIGATORS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 101 (DECO, INC.) 

ORDER 

Professional Security Officers and Investigators of America and Professional 

Security Officers and Investigators of America, Local1 01, its officers, agents, and 

representatives, shall 

1. Cease and desist from 

(a) Withholding the refund of special project dues that was collected in July, 

August and September 2013 to any bargaining unit employees. 

(b) In any like or related manner restraining or coercing employees in the 

exercise of the rights guaranteed them by Section 7 of the Act. 

2. Take the following affirmative action necessary to effectuate the policies of 

the Act 

(a) Within 14 days of this Order, refund to all unit employees who have not 

previously received this refund, the amounts collected as special project 

dues for the months of July, August and September 2013. 

(b) Within 14 days after service by the Region, post at its business office 

and other places where notices to its members are customarily posted, 

copies of the attached notice marked "Appendix." Copies of the notice, 

on forms provided by the Regional Director for Region 14, after being 

signed by the Respondent's authorized representative, shall be posted by 

the Respondent and maintained for 60 consecutive days in conspicuous 

places including all places where notices to members are customarily 

posted. In addition to physical posting of paper notices, the notices shall 

be distributed electronically, such as by email, posting on an intranet or 

an internet site, and/or other electronic means, if the Respondent 

customarily communicates with its members by such means. Reasonable 

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steps shall be taken by the Respondent to ensure that the notices are not 

altered, defaced, or covered by any other material. 

(c) Within 21 days after service by the Region, file with the Regional 

Director a sworn certification of a responsible official on a form 

provided by the Region attesting to the steps that the Respondent has 

taken to comply. 

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APPENDIX 

NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES 

POSTED PURSUANT TO A JUDG1v1ENT OF THE UN1TED STATES 

COURT OF APPEALS ENFORCING AN ORDER OF THE 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 

An Agency of the United States Government 

The National Labor Relations Board has found that we violated Federal labor law 

and has ordered us to post and obey this notice. 

FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO 

Form, join, or assist a union 

Choose representatives to bargain on your behalf with your employer 

Act together with other employees for your benefit and protection 

Choose not to engage in any of these protected activities 

WE WILL NOT refuse to refund special project dues that was collected in 

July, August and September 2013 to any bargaining unit employees. 

WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner interfere with, restrain, or coerce 

you in the exercise of the rights guaranteed you by Section 7 of the Act. 

WE WILL, within 14 days of the Board's order, refund special project dues that 

was collected in July, August and September 2013 to all bargaining unit employees 

who have not received such refunds previously. 

Dated: 

Professional Security Officers and Investigators of 

America and Professional Security Officers and 

Investigators of America, Local101 (DECO, Inc.) 

(Employer) 

By: -------- -------------------------------------------- (Representative) (Title) 

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent Federal agency created in 1935 to enforce the 

National Labor Relations Act. It conducts secret-ballot elections to determine whether employees want 

union representation and it investigates and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and unions. To 

find out more about your rights under the Act and how to file a charge or election petition, you may speak 

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confidentially to any agent with the Board's Regional Office set forth below. You may also obtain 

information from the Board's website: www.nlrb.gov. 

1222 Spruce Street, Room 8.302, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2829 

(314) 539-7770, Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. 

The Administrative Law Judge's decision can be found at www.nlrb.gov/case/14-CB-126322 or by using the QR code 

below. Alternatively, you can obtain a copy of the decision from the Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 

109914th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20570, or by calling (202) 273-1940. 

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