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The vast majority of these employees are field techni- cians, who install or repair digital equipment at custo- mers' locations. In addition, the Employer employs a site manager, 3 operations managers, and 22 field supervisors. Of the 22 field supervisors, 13 are designed "field supervisors with a team" [hereinafter referred to as "field supervisors"), and 9 are designated field supervisors without a team." Each field supervisor oversees a team of approximately 10 to 15 field techni- cians. In contrast, "field supervisors without a team" do not oversee anyone; rather, they primarily perform installation and repair work on complex jobs or jobs for important customers. Field supervisors respond to their team members' telephone calls seeking answers to technical questions, requesting additional equipment, or reporting pro blems with particular job assignments (e.ge a cus- tomer is unavailable or a site is inaccessible). Field supervisors monitor the productivity of the field tech- nicians on their team, examine their work, and inspect their vehicles. Field supervisors have the authority to give verbal warnings to technicians for performance issues or for tardiness, such as being late to a team meeting. Such verbal counselings are documented by field supervisors in "manager notes," which are not reviewed by management and not retained in employ- ces personnel files. If a field supervisor determines that a technician's performance or infraction warrants more than a ver- bal counseling, he has the authority to initiate the dis- ciplinary process associated with an employee consultation form (ECT). Field supervisors do not have the authority to prepare and issue ECFs directly to technicians, rather, ECFs are subject to manage- ment review. More specifically after a field supervisor prepares a draft ECF, the ECF is reviewed, first, by the operations manager to whom the field supervisor reports; next, by the site manager, and, finally, by the human resources department. At each stage of review, the reviewer may alter the language of the ECF, change the proposed level of discipline, or decide that the ECT should not be issued. Following that review, the field supervisor meets with the technician to present and explain the ECF. The field supervisor thereafter affords the technician the opportunity to set forth his version of events, or add other comments, on the ECF form. Finally, the field supervisor asks the technician to sign the ECF form and then signs it himself, after which the ECF is placed in the employ. ee's personnel file. Section 2(11) of the Act defines a "supervisor" as Any individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign. reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibility to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recom- mend such action, if in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority is not of a merely rou- tine or clerical nature, but requires the use of inde pendent judgment Questions 1. If the NLRB decides that the field supervisors are "supervisors" under the National Labor Relations Act, what does the NLRB do about the representa- tion election? 2. Are the field supervisors "supervisors" under the NLRA? 3. How should the NLRB rule on the field supervisors? 4. How should the NIRB rule in the case of the elec- tion? Why? Are the Field Supervisors "Supervisors" Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)? The election was conducted pursuant to a Stipulated The Employer provides digital television services Election Agreement. The tally of ballots shows 85 bal. to residential and commercial customers. At its Ran- lots cast for, and 80 ballots cast against the Union, cho, AZ facility, the Employer employs approximately with 2 challenged ballots, a number of insufficient to 215 employees in the following classifications field affect the outcome of the election. technicians, warehouse employees, and dispatchers. Copyright 2017 Cengage Learning. At might herved. May not be copied, and we duplicated, in whole or in part. WCH 07-200-400