Opinion ID: 383024
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: nlrb procedure

Text: 22 The Company argues that the NLRB incorrectly refused to grant an evidentiary hearing on the issue of materiality. Absent prima facie evidence of substantial and material issues which justify setting aside an election, this court will not find the lack of an evidentiary hearing erroneous. Natter Mfg. Corp. v. NLRB, 580 F.2d 948, 951 (9th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1128, 99 S.Ct. 1045, 59 L.Ed.2d 89 (1979). Since we conclude that the company has failed to make the required prima facie showing, no error was committed by the NLRB in refusing to hold the evidentiary hearing.B. Review of the Record 23 The Company claims finally that the NLRB committed error by failing to consider the record as a whole. It bases its claim, first, on the NLRB order mistakenly reversing the sequence in which the two challenged leaflets were distributed. The Company also contends that the NLRB failed to consider the evidence presented because the two employee affidavits were not included in the official NLRB record. These arguments are without merit. 24 Although the reversal of the distribution dates was erroneous, that error was harmless. It did not affect the content of the alleged misrepresentations or the NLRB's conclusions with respect to their materiality. 3 25 As to the Company's second point, it is true that the official record compiled by the NLRB did not include in its table of contents the employee affidavits. The Company's contention that they were not considered, however, is not supported by the facts. The affidavits were prepared in front of an NLRB attorney. As the Company concedes, the NLRB included information in its decision and order which appeared in the affidavits. We, therefore, cannot conclude that the affidavits were erroneously excluded.