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Performance Transportation, LLC
Case Number: 32-RC-318789
Tally Issued Date: 21 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Revised Single Labor Org
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 61
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Livermore, CA
Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 25
Total Ballots Counted: 50
Votes for Labor Union1: 25
Labor Union1: Teamsters Local Union 853
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time delivery drivers, backhaul drivers, shuttle drivers, and yard hostlers employed by the Employer at its facilities located at 6211 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551 and the Employer’s satellite yards located at 4951 W Jacquelyn Ave, Fresno, CA 93722; 1960 Rockefeller Drive, Ceres, CA 95307; 5197 Deschutes Road, Anderson, CA 96007; and 2959 Thomas Place, West Sacramento, CA 95691; excluding all other employees, including warehouse and sanitation associates, driver helpers, dispatchers, routers, customer service representatives, third-party temporary workers, office clerical employees, professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
The Vail Corporation, d/b/a Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Case Number: 27-RC-318772
Tally Issued Date: 30 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 12
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Mount Crested Butte, CO
Region Assigned: Region 27, Denver, Colorado
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 3
Total Ballots Counted: 11
Votes for Labor Union1: 7
Labor Union1: Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Union to Certify: Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time Lift Mechanics, Lift Maintenance Assistants, and Lift Electricians employed by the Employer at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort located in Crested Butte, Colorado. Excluded: All office clerical employers, guards, supervisors as defined in the Act, and all other employees.
Swade Dispensary Cherokee, LLC
Case Number: 14-RC-318764
Tally Issued Date: 29 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 11
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Saint Louis, MO
Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 5
Total Ballots Counted: 10
Votes for Labor Union1: 5
Labor Union1: United Food & Commercial Workers Local 655
Union to Certify: United Food & Commercial Workers Local 655
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time product specialists, compliance specialists, inventory specialists and dispensary supervisors employed by the Employer at its 2316 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, Missouri location, but EXCLUDING office clerical employees, professional employees, general manager, assistant manager, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Inc.
Case Number: 29-RC-318797
Tally Issued Date: 29 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 35
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 3
Total Ballots Counted: 26
Votes for Labor Union1: 23
Labor Union1: Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union
Union to Certify: Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part time employees at the facility located at 267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, including Booksellers, Senior Booksellers, Lead Booksellers, Expert Booksellers, Baristas, Senior Baristas, Lead Baristas, Maintenance Clerks, and Inventory Cluster Support employees.
Excluded: All store managers, assistant store managers, deputy assistant store managers, confidential employees, managerial employees, guards, professional employees and supervisors as defined by the Act.
California Academy of Sciences
Case Number: 20-RC-318803
Tally Issued Date: 21 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 359
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: San Francisco, CA
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 63
Total Ballots Counted: 273
Votes for Labor Union1: 210
Labor Union1: Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
Union to Certify: Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time, regular part-time, and on call employees in the following classifications employed by the Employer out of its facility located at 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California, the sole facility involved herein:
Voting Group Unit A (Professional Unit):
Included: Associate Director, Communications; Assistant Director, Morrison Planetarium; Biodiversity Data Specialist; Biologist; Biologist I; Biologist II; Animator/Motion Graphics Designer; Building Operations Coordinator; Business Development Specialist; Business Systems Analyst; Cantonese- English Bilingual Education Specialist; Communications & Public Relations Coordinator; Communications Specialist; Community Science Coordinator; Coordinator, Direct Response Fundraising; Coordinator, Government Affairs; Coordinator, Leadership Philanthropy; Corporate Engagement Coordinator; Corporate Engagement Officer; Creative Studio Project Manager; Customer Relationship Specialist; Data and Communications Coordinator; Development Communications Coordinator; Development Operations Coordinator; Development Research Manager; Digital Engagement Specialist; Dive Officer; Dive Officer I; Dive Officer II; Donor Events Manager; Donor Relations Manager; Education Program Coordinator; Education Marketing Coordinator; Email Marketing Lead; Event Production Specialist NightLife; Event Sales Specialist; Exhibit Coordinator; Exhibit and Digital Collections Registrar; Exhibit Electronics Engineer I; Exhibit Preparator; Exhibit Project Manager; Exhibit Registrar; Facilities Project Manager; Foundation Giving Officer; Government Grants Officer; Graphic Designer; IBSS Program Manager; iNaturalist React Native Developer; IT Support Specialist; Junior Digital Graphic Designer; Leadership Gifts Officer; Maintenance Coordinator; Marketing Coordinator; Membership Operations Lead; Membership Program Manager; Microbiology Lab and Collections Manager; Network Administrator / Help Desk Supervisor; NightLife Event Program Manager; Occupational Health & Safety Specialist; On-Call Events Coordinator; Outreach and Community Coordinator; Planetarium and Production Support Engineer II; Planetarium Programs Specialist; Planned Giving Coordinator; Planned Giving Officer; Postdoctoral Researcher; Postdoctoral Researcher, Hope for Reefs; Production Designer & Visual Effects Supervisor; Program Manager – Education; Programmer; Program Manager – TPD; Research Assistant; Research Assistant Cycad Genomics; Research Collections Registrar; Research & Curatorial Associate; Research Scientist; Research Scientist, Coleoptera; Sales Event Coordinator; Sales Specialist; Schlinger Postdoctoral Researcher; School Programs Coordinator; School Programs Educator, School Programs Education Specialist Spanish-English Bilingual; Senior Associate, Teacher Professional Development; Senior Biologist; Senior Business Systems Analyst; Senior Database Administrator; Senior Digital Artist; Senior Digital Interaction Designer; Senior Dive Officer; Senior Event Sales Manager; Senior Exhibit Content Developer; Senior Exhibit Designer; Senior Exhibit Developer & Writer; Senior Exhibit and Digital Graphic Designer; Senior Exhibit Graphic Designer; Senior Graphic Designer; Senior Exhibit Preparator; Senior Technical Director; Senior Web and Interactive Developer; Software/DevOps Engineer; Software Engineer; Spanish-English Bilingual Education Specialist; Specialty Programs Guide; Teacher Professional Development Associate; Stakeholder Engagement Strategist; Technical Director II; Thriving California Project Coordinator; UX Designer; Volunteer Programs Coordinator; Water Chemistry Technician; and Web Content Strategist.
Excluded: Confidential employees, Managers, Guards, and Supervisors as defined in the Act.
Voting Group Unit B (Non-Professional Unit):
Included: Academy House Custodian; Audio Visual - Live Sound Technician; Audio Visual Technician; Automation Technician; Business Entrance Receptionist; Collection Assistant; Curatorial Assistant I; Curatorial Assistant I – Marine Mammals; Curatorial Assistant II; Curatorial Assistant II - Arch & Dig Colls Asst Libr; Curatorial Assistant II – Marine Mammals; Curatorial Assistant III; Custodian; Data Analyst -IBSS; Desktop Analyst; DigIn Digitization Technician; Digitization Technician; Electrical Journeyperson II; Exhibit Technician; Electrician II; Electrician III; Graduate Assistant; Guest Experience Lead; Junior Photographer; Lab Technician; Lab Technician-Center for Comparative Genomics; Landscape Assistant; Lead AV Technician; Maintenance and Fabrication Technician; Painter; Planetarium Presenter I; Planetarium Presenter II; Planetarium and Production Support Engineer I; Planetarium and Production Systems Engineer; Public Programs Lead; Public Programs Presenter; Public Programs Presenter II; Prospect Research Analyst; Sales Associate; Service Associate; Shipping & Receiving Clerk; Specialty Programs Guide; and Videographer & Editor II.
Excluded: Confidential employees, Managers, Guards, and Supervisors as defined in the Act.
Midwest Air Traffic Control Service, Inc.
Case Number: 08-RC-318853
Tally Issued Date: 28 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 7
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Cleveland, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 0
Total Ballots Counted: 7
Votes for Labor Union1: 7
Labor Union1: National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA)
Union to Certify: National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA)
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time air traffic control specialists employed by the Employer at the Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) Air Traffic Control Tower {FCT), located at 1501 N. Marginal Road, Cleveland, Ohio; but excluding all other employees, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Starbucks Corporation
Case Number: 05-RC-318835
Tally Issued Date: 06 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 21
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Ellicott City, MD
Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 7
Total Ballots Counted: 0
Votes for Labor Union1: 12
Labor Union1: Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board, Workers United a/w Service Employees International Union
Union to Certify: Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board, Workers United a/w Service Employees International Union
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time baristas and shift supervisors employed by the Employer at its facility currently located at 9251 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland.
Excluded: All office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Swedish Match Leaf Tobacco Company
Case Number: 25-RC-318839
Tally Issued Date: 29 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 16
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Owensboro, KY
Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 9
Total Ballots Counted: 15
Votes for Labor Union1: 6
Labor Union1: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time Materials Handlers, Lead Materials Handlers, Senior Materials Handlers, Materials Handling Specialists, and General Maintenance Mechanics employed by the Employer at its 1170 Ewing Road, Owensboro, KY facility.
Excluded: All office clerical employees, including all Administrative employees; professional employees; managerial employees; confidential employees; temporary employees; and guards and supervisors as defined in the National Labor Relations Act.
UChicago Argonne, LLC d/b/a Argonne National Laboratory
Case Number: 13-RD-318862
Tally Issued Date: 30 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 26 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 22
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Lemont, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 20
Total Ballots Counted: 20
Labor Union1: Service Employees International Union Local 73
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time Firefighters, Lieutenants, and Dispatcher/Day Shift Firefighters employed by UChicago Argonne, LLC at the research facility located at the Argonne, Illinois site known as Argonne National Laboratory.
Excluded: All other employees, office clerical employees, and professional employees and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Foster Farms LLC
Case Number: 32-RC-318944
Tally Issued Date: 27 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 May 2023
Status: Open
No. of Eligible Voters: 38
Void Ballots: 1
Unit Location: Fresno, CA
Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 8
Total Ballots Counted: 32
Votes for Labor Union1: 24
Labor Union1: United Food and Commercial Workers 8 - Golden State
Union to Certify: United Food and Commercial Workers 8 - Golden State
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time Set-Up AG employees, Chem Sprayer AG employees, Lead persons AG and Tractor Drivers AG employed by the Employer at its facility located at 5489 E Lamona Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727 excluding confidential employees, office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Others permitted to vote: The parties have agreed that mechanics and deadhaul drivers may vote in the election but their ballots will be challenged since their eligibility has not been resolved. No decision has been made regarding whether the individuals in these classifications or groups are included in, or excluded from, the bargaining unit. The eligibility or inclusion of these individuals will be resolved, if necessary, following the election.
PEPSICO D/B/A PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING GROUP, LLC.
Case Number: 16-RC-318923
Tally Issued Date: 29 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 26 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 86
Void Ballots: 1
Unit Location: Houston, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 28
Total Ballots Counted: 82
Votes for Labor Union1: 54
Labor Union1: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 988
Union to Certify: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 988
Voting Unit (Unit A): INCLUDED: All full-time and regular part-time Bulk Drivers, GEO Drivers, and Full-Service Drivers employed by the Employer at its facility located at 9300 Laporte Freeway, Houston, Texas 77017.
EXCLUDED: All other employees, including guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
PEPSICO D/B/A PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING GROUP, LLC.
Case Number: 16-RC-318923
Tally Issued Date: 17 August 2023
Tally Type: Rerun
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 26 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 83
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Houston, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 25
Total Ballots Counted: 77
Votes for Labor Union1: 52
Labor Union1: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 988
Union to Certify: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 988
Voting Unit (Unit A): INCLUDED: All full-time and regular part-time Bulk Drivers, GEO Drivers, and Full-Service Drivers employed by the Employer at its facility located at 9300 Laporte Freeway, Houston, Texas 77017.
EXCLUDED: All other employees, including guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Starbucks Corporation
Case Number: 19-RC-318941
Tally Issued Date: 14 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 26 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 14
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Redmond, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 3
Total Ballots Counted: 9
Votes for Labor Union1: 6
Labor Union1: Workers United, affiliated with Service Employees International Union
Union to Certify: Workers United, affiliated with Service Employees International Union
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time baristas and shift supervisors employed by the Employer at its facility located at 7625 170th Avenue NE, Suite 101, Redmond, Washington; excluding all other employees, café attendants, store managers, assistant store managers, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy
Case Number: 01-RC-318931
Tally Issued Date: 14 December 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 26 May 2023
Status: Open
No. of Eligible Voters: 20
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Manchester, NH
Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 1
Total Ballots Counted: 18
Votes for Labor Union1: 17
Labor Union1: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1837
Union to Certify: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1837
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time Associate Distribution System Operators; Operators, Distribution Systems; and Leads, Systems Operation Center employed at the Employer’s Manchester, New Hampshire location, but excluding confidential employees, guards, and professional employees and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Rockford Symphony Orchestras, Inc.
Case Number: 25-RC-318917
Tally Issued Date: 21 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 142
Void Ballots: 3
Unit Location: Rockford, IL
Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 11
Total Ballots Counted: 69
Votes for Labor Union1: 58
Labor Union1: Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208 AFM
Union to Certify: Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208 AFM
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All musicians employed by the Employer from its 711 N Main Street, Rockford, Illinois location.
Excluded: All non-instrumental performers, guest solo performers, conductors, administrative employees, stage crew employees, production employees, box office employees, ushers, managerial employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
T&H Services, LLC
Case Number: 05-RC-319014
Tally Issued Date: 21 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 31 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 70
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Blackstone, VA
Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 0
Total Ballots Counted: 49
Votes for Labor Union1: 49
Labor Union1: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 666, AFL-CIO
Union to Certify: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 666, AFL-CIO
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time HVAC techs, equipment/truck operators, tractor operators, electricians, plumbers, ventilation equipment tenders, general maintenance workers, warehouse employees, custodian/janitors, laborers, drivers, landscaping/grounds maintenance employees, and small engine repair employees employed by the Employer performing Operations and Maintenance work at the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) currently located at Fort Barfoot in Blackstone, Virginia; but excluding all other employees, temporary employees, confidential employees, professional employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the National Labor Relations Act.
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Case Number: 01-RC-318939
Tally Issued Date: 20 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 182
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Dayville, CT
Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 44
Total Ballots Counted: 127
Votes for Labor Union1: 83
Labor Union1: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, JOINT COUNCIL 10 NEW ENGLAND, TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 653
Union to Certify: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, JOINT COUNCIL 10 NEW ENGLAND, TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 653
Voting Unit (Unit A): All warehouse employees employed by the Employer at its Dayville, Connecticut facility, including Selectors, Flex Selectors, Lift Operators, Loaders, Receivers, Warehouse Sanitation employees, Warehouse Coordinators, and Warehouse Maintenance employees; but excluding Repack Selectors, Repack employees, Inventory Control employees, office clerical employees, confidential employees, professional employees, managers, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW)
Case Number: 13-RC-318949
Tally Issued Date: 27 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 8
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Chicago, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 1
Total Ballots Counted: 8
Votes for Labor Union1: 7
Labor Union1: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1220
Union to Certify: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1220
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time Data Entry Specialists, Senior Data Entry Specialists, Member and Audience Services Representatives, and Reception and Member and Audience Services Representatives employed by the Employer at its facility located at 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue.
Excluded: All other employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, and guards, and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Starbucks Corporation
Case Number: 12-RC-318968
Tally Issued Date: 21 July 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 24
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Bradenton, FL
Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 9
Total Ballots Counted: 16
Votes for Labor Union1: 7
Labor Union1: Workers United Southern Regional Joint Board
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time baristas and shift supervisors employed by the Employer at its coffee shop located at 5485 University Parkway (Store 8562), Sarasota, Florida.
Also eligible to vote are all employees in the unit who have worked an average of four (4) hours or more per week during the 13 weeks immediately preceding the eligibility date for the election.
Excluded: All store managers, office clerical employees, professional employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Starbucks Corporation
Case Number: 28-RC-319132
Tally Issued Date: 30 June 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 May 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 26
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Gilbert, AZ
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 4
Total Ballots Counted: 22
Votes for Labor Union1: 18
Labor Union1: Workers United a/w Service Employees International Union
Union to Certify: Workers United a/w Service Employees International Union
Voting Unit (Unit A): INCLUDED: All full-time and regular part-time Baristas and Shift Supervisors employed by the Employer at its Store # 48577, located at 1683 North Higley Road, Gilbert, Arizona.
EXCLUDED: Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, office clerical employees, guards, professional employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act.