After a Teamsters election victory in Laredo, Texas, the National Labor Relations Board has certified the union to represent 100 employees of Overnite Transportation Co. in Detroit, union officials said.
Results of the 1995 election at the Detroit terminal, where 63% of the drivers and dock workers voted for union representation, were challenged by the company because workers were taking pictures during the voting.
Overnite officials maintain that the photo-taking intimidated some workers and unfairly influenced the vote.
The NLRB decision, which the company said it will appeal, comes as both sides continued negotiations in Washington, D.C., over terms of a national contract.
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