Opinion ID: 578010
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Heading: Threats Concerning the INS

Text: 11 Bryant alleged that the Union intimidated employees by threatening that the INS would deport them if they did not support the Union. In support of these allegations, Bryant offered statements of employees to the effect that they had heard rumors that whichever side lost the election would call the INS. To the extent that the statements represent generalized fears of the INS which are not attributable to the Union, they do not serve as a basis for setting aside the election. See NLRB v. Eskimo Radiator Mfg., 688 F.2d 1315, 1319 (9th Cir.1982) (Deportation rumors which are not attributable to the union do not automatically result in overturning the election.) 12 One of Bryant's witnesses stated that union supporters told her that if the company won, the Union would call the INS. Because the supporters were not Union agents, and because Bryant could not otherwise attribute the deportation threat to the Union, this allegation did not affect the election's outcome. See NLRB v. Sonoma Vineyards, Inc., 727 F.2d 860, 865 (9th Cir.1984). 13