He claims that the organization used an “artificially reduced number” of employees in the polling station to calculate whether the ALU had gathered enough support even to hold elections. He also claims that the agency was late in investigating what he called “trivial” charges of unfair labor practices which he says were “exploited” by the union. He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture. Out of approximately 8,325 eligible voters, 4,785 votes were counted. There were 2,654 votes in favor of trade unionism and 2,131 votes against. Another 67 ballots were challenged and 17 canceled. ALU did not immediately respond to a request for comment. While these required meetings are a common tactic used similarly by many other employers and one that is legally permitted, the union has asked the NLRB to revise the law. On Thursday, NLRB Adviser Jennifer Abruzzo issued a note calling on the agency to reconsider its stance on mandatory meetings of this kind.
