Appeal of the American Federation of State Employees, Local 298

This is an appeal under RSA 541:6 from a ruling of the Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB) that a distribution of a letter by the Manchester Board of Water Commissioners to its employees concerning a prospective bargaining unit did not constitute an unfair labor practice under RSA ch. 273-A. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Pursuant to RSA 273-A:10, the PELRB scheduled an election for October 5, 1979, to determine whether or not the employees of the Manchester Water Works wanted the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) as their bargaining agent.

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