Employees of a Textile Factory Located in the South Requested

question 160

True/False

Employees of a textile factory located in the south requested a union representation election with over 90% signed authorization cards. Just hours before the election, employees began to receive anonymous phone calls threatening that if they voted "yes," they could forget ever being able to get a loan or another job in the community. Fearful for their financial futures, many employees cast "no" votes and the union lost the election. In such a case, the NLRB could declare the election results invalid and schedule a new election.

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