Royal Petroleum Corp.

I)l('ISIONS OF NATIONAL. IABO()R RIA'II()NS Bl()ARI) Royal Petroleum Corporation and Local 333, United Marine Division, International lOngshoremen's As- sociation, AFL-CIO, Petitioner. Case 22 R' 7741 July 17. 1979 DECISION AND DIRECTION OF SECOND ELECTION BY CHAIRMAN FANNING( AND M IMBIERS IJENKINS ANI) TRUISI)AI.I Pursuant to authority granted it by the National Labor Relations Board under Section 3(b) of the Na- tional Labor Relations Act, as amended, a three- member panel has considered objections to the con- duct of an election held on February 7, 1979,' and the I The election was conducted pursuant to a Stipulation or Certification Upon Consent Election. The tally was 8 votes tior and 10 against the Peti- tioner; there were no challenged ballots. Regional Director's report recommending disposition of' same. The Board has reviewed the record in light of the Employer's exceptions and brief and hereby adopts the Regional Director's findings and recom- mendations.2 [Direction of Election and Excelsior footnote omitted from publication.j In his Report on Objections the Regional l)irector reLommendecd that the results of the election in this cas he set aside and that a secod lecti)on he ordered. I hlt reconmmendation included a linding o' interlerence based upon Supervisor l)alton's suggestrin i his January 16, 1979, speech to unit employees the first of l>ur group speeches helire the February 7 election that employees should give the Employer another chance and wait I year befire voting in favo)r of' union representalion Inasmuch as the Employer through its agents. committed numerous acts ol' objectionable conduct dur ing the critical period. including several instances ol solicitation ol griev- ances. the conlerral ol' a new benefit, the promise of unspecified benefits and a threat to bargain from scratch, we conclude that the "give us a chance try it a year" portion of Dalton's speech was not ambiguous hut clearly con- veyed an objectionable promise of future henefits i the employees were to abandon their support of the Petitioner ('I Iluhhrrl Regional JIospiltu. 232 NIRB 858, 87(0 (1977) Nailnil (n ( rprnllt.r.l. 159 NIRB . 47. 660) (1966) 243 NLRB No. 96 508