Pacific Gas and Electric
Case Number: 20-RC-018352
Date Filed: 05/19/2011
Status: Closed
Location: San Francisco, CA
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California
Tally Issued Date:07/26/2011
Status:Closed
No. of Eligible Voters:43
Void Ballots:0
Total Ballots Counted:34
Challenged Ballots:9
Votes for Labor Union:21
Tally Type:Initial
Ballot Type:Single Labor Organization
Unit ID:A
Votes Against:13
Challenges Determinative:Yes
Reason Closed:Certific. of Representative
Labor Union:ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA, LOCAL 20, IFPTE, AFL-CIO, CLC
Voting Unit (Unit A):All full-time and regular part-time professional and technical classifications in the employer's SmartMeter Operations Center, excluding all other employees, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.* *Although the unit description specifies professional and technical employees, I find that the SmartMeter Project employees and the SmartMeter Operations employees that comprise the petitioned-for unit both meet the statutory definition of professional employees within the meaning of Section 2 (12)(a) of the Act. See 29 U.S.C. § 152 (12)(a). Although not identified as an issue at the hearing or in either party's post-hearing brief, the record reflects that the work of both groups is predominantly intellectual, requires discretion and judgment, requires knowledge in an advanced scientific field, and that the results of their work cannot be time standardized. Id. Thus, as the unit is comprised solely of professional employees, there is no need to conduct a Sonotone election to determine if they wish to be included in a unit with non-professional employees. See Sonotone Corp., 90 NLRB 1236 (1950).
Union to Certify:ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA, LOCAL 20, IFPTE, AFL-CIO, CLC
Docket Activity
Date 
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Document | Issued/Filed By |
|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2011 | Certification of Representative* | NLRB - GC |
| 07/27/2011 | Tally of Ballots* | NLRB - GC |
| 07/15/2011 | Notice of Election* | NLRB - GC |
| 07/14/2011 | Notice of Election* | NLRB - GC |
| 06/30/2011 | Decision and Direction of Election | NLRB - Board |
| 06/30/2011 | Decision and Direction of Election | NLRB - GC |
| 06/30/2011 | Decision and Direction of Election* | NLRB - GC |
| 06/15/2011 | Brief* | NLRB - GC |
| 06/15/2011 | Brief* | NLRB - GC |
| 05/24/2011 | RD Order to Reschedule Hearing* | NLRB - GC |
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Participants
| Participant | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Petitioner Legal Representative LUCIDO, DANIELLE ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, LOCAL 20 IFPTE |
835 Howard St Fl 2 San Francisco, CA 94103-3009 |
(415)269-5554 |
| Employer Legal Representative PEDHIRNEY, MICHAEL |
650 California Street 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108-2693 |
(415)433-1940 |
| Employer Employer Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
San Francisco, CA 94105 |
(415)817-8210 |
| Petitioner Union ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA, LOCAL 20, IFPTE, AFL-CIO, CLC |
San Francisco, CA 94103-3009 |
(415)543-8320 |
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