Embarq-Florida d/b/a CenturyLink

National Labor Relations Board - Unpublished Board Decisions

Feb 14, 2012

12-RC-066089 (N.L.R.B. Feb. 14, 2012)

Altamonte Springs,
and Orange City, FL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
EMBARQ FLORIDA, INC.
d/b/a CENTURYLINK
Employer
and
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF
AMERICA, AFL-CIO
Petitioner
Case 12-RC-066089
DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE
The National Labor Relations Board has considered a determinative challenged ballot in
an election held November 9, 2011, and the hearing officer's report recommending disposition
of it. The election was conducted pursuant to a Stipulated Election Agreement. The tally of
ballots shows 60 ballots cast for the Petitioner and 59 ballots cast against the Petitioner, with 1
challenged ballot, a sufficient number to affect the results.
No exceptions have been filed to the hearing officer's report within the time provided.
Accordingly, the Board adopts the hearing officer's findings and recommendations,1 and finds
that a certification of representative should be issued.

1
We adopt the hearing officer’s recommendation to sustain the challenge to the ballot cast by Kent
Riedel.
2
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE
IT IS CERTIFIED that a majority of the valid ballots have been cast for Communications
Workers of America, AFL-CIO and that it is the exclusive collective-bargaining representative of
the employees in the following appropriate unit:
All full time and regular part-time cable splicers, cable splicer helpers, business
communication technicians, central office technicians, customer service
technicians, building operations repair persons, building operations mechanics
and building operations technicians, employed by the Employer in its Winter
Park, Florida District; excluding all other employees, specialists, IP business
technicians, office clerical employees, professional employees, confidential
employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Dated, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2012.
By direction of the Board:
/s/Henry S. Breiteneicher
______________________________
Associate Executive Secretary