The Board will base its final decision on the record made at hearing. A different ALJ will conduct the hearing.
Complainants are responsible for providing their own representation at hearing.
The Board will not be represented by an attorney in the hearing. Unfair labor practice complaint hearings are adversarial. The purpose of such hearings is to give the parties an opportunity to submit evidence on the issues raised by the complaint and answer. Representation and deauthorization hearings are investigatory. The purpose of such hearings is to enable the Board to obtain evidence on the issues raised by the petition and objections.