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National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Aug 23, 2010

355 N.L.R.B. 590 (N.L.R.B. 2010)

DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
355 NLRB No. 112
590
Compucom Systems, Inc. and Communication Work-
ers of America, Local 1032. Cases 22–CA–28969
and 22–RC–12925
August 23, 2010
DECISION, CERTIFICATION OF
REPRESENTATIVE, AND NOTICE TO
SHOW CAUSE
BY CHAIRMAN LIEBMAN AND MEMBERS SCHAUMBER
AND PEARCE
On September 30, 2009, the two sitting members of
the Board issued a Decision and Order in this proceed-
ing, which is reported at 354 NLRB No. 87 (not reported
in Board volumes).1 Thereafter, the Respondent2 filed a
petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the General
Counsel filed a cross-application for enforcement. On
June 17, 2010, the United States Supreme Court issued
its decision in New Process Steel, L.P. v. NLRB, 130
S.Ct. 2635, holding that under Section 3(b) of the Act, in
order to exercise the delegated authority of the Board, a
delegee group of at least three members must be main-
tained. Thereafter, the Board issued an Order setting
aside the above-mentioned decision and order, and re-
tained this case on its docket for further action as appro-
priate.
The National Labor Relations Board has consolidated
these proceedings and delegated its authority in both pro-
ceedings to a three-member panel.3

1 Effective midnight December 28, 2007, Members Liebman,
Schaumber, Kirsanow, and Walsh delegated to Members Liebman,
Schaumber, and Kirsanow, as a three-member group, all of the powers
of the National Labor Relations Board in anticipation of the expiration
of the terms of Members Kirsanow and Walsh on December 31, 2007.
Thereafter, pursuant to this delegation, the two sitting members issued
decisions and orders in unfair labor practice and representation cases.
2 The underlying representation decision was captioned under the
name of the predecessor employer, Getronics USA, Inc. About August
20, 2008, the Respondent purchased the business of, and became the
successor to, Getronics USA, Inc.
3 Consistent with the Board’s general practice in cases remanded
from the courts of appeals, and for reasons of administrative economy,
the panel includes the members who participated in the original deci-
sion. Furthermore, under the Board’s standard procedures applicable to
all cases assigned to a panel, the Board Members not assigned to the
panel had the opportunity to participate in the adjudication of this case
prior to the issuance of this decision.

This is a refusal-to-bargain case in which the Respon-
dent is contesting the Union’s certification as bargaining
representative in the underlying representation proceed-
ing. The Board’s September 30, 2009 decision states
that the Respondent is precluded from litigating any rep-
resentation issues because, in relevant part, they were or
could have been litigated in the prior representation pro-
ceeding. The prior proceeding, however, was also a two-
member decision and we do not give it preclusive effect.
We have considered the postelection representation is-
sues raised by the Respondent. The Board has reviewed
the record in light of the exceptions and briefs, and has
adopted the administrative law judge’s findings and rec-
ommendations to the extent and for the reasons stated in
the April 27, 2009 Decision and Certification of Repre-
sentative, which is incorporated herein by reference.
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE
IT IS CERTIFIED that a majority of the valid ballots have
been cast for Communication Workers of America, Local
1032, and that it is the exclusive collective-bargaining
representative of the employees in the following appro-
priate unit:

All full-time and regular part-time Technical Support
Specialists, Network Engineers, Logistics Coordinators
and Help Desk Analyst employees employed by the
Employer at its Florham Park, New Jersey, East Hano-
ver, New Jersey, and Suffern, New York facilities, but
excluding all Office Clerical employees, Business Ana-
lysts, Project IC Managers, Guards, and Supervisors as
defined in the Act.
Notice to Show Cause
As noted above, the Respondent has refused to bargain
for the purpose of testing the validity of the certification
of representative in the U.S. courts of appeals. Although
Respondent’s legal position may remain unchanged, it is
possible that the Respondent has or intends to commence
bargaining at this time. It is also possible that other
events may have occurred during the pendency of this
litigation that the parties may wish to bring to our atten-
tion.
Having duly considered the matter,
1. The General Counsel is granted leave to amend the
complaint on or before September 2, 2010, to conform
with the current state of the evidence.
2. The Respondent’s answer to the amended com-
plaint is due on or before September 16, 2010.
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3. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that cause be shown, in
writing, on or before October 7, 2010 (with affidavit of
service on the parties to this proceeding), as to why the
Board should not grant the General Counsel’s Motion
for Summary Judgment. Any briefs or statements in sup-
port of the motion shall be filed by the same date.