Opinion ID: 2978165
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The election and appeal

Text: The NRLB held a secret-ballot election for the certified-unit employees on December 6, 2007. Local No. 20 prevailed by a vote of 10-7. On December 13, 2007, Multi-Flow filed two objections to the election. Both objections argued that the election should be overturned. The first objection stated that an alleged Union representative spread rumors that Multi-Flow had paid an employee $3500 to vote against Local No. 20. The second objection stated that the Union had unlawfully promised employees “that initiation fees would be reduced if [Local No. 20] won the election, although not for everyone in the bargaining unit.” (Joint Appendix, Vol. II (“JA”) 41.) On January 18, 2008, the Regional Director issued a Report on Objections. Assuming all of Multi-Flow’s allegations as true, the Regional Director determined that Multi-Flow’s objections did not raise substantial and material issues of fact or law with respect to the election and were without merit. The Director recommended to the NLRB that the objections be overruled in their entirety. Multi-Flow petitioned NLRB for review of the Regional Director’s January 18, 2008 decision. On April 10, 2008, despite Multi-Flow’s objections, the NLRB adopted the Regional Director’s Report on Objections and certified Local No. 20 as the employees’ exclusive bargaining representative.