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Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc.
Case Number: 19-RC-139631
Tally Issued Date: 15 December 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 27 October 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 3
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: ANCHORAGE, AK
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 0
Total Ballots Counted: 3
Votes for Labor Union1: 3
Labor Union1: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1547, AFL-CIO
Union to Certify: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1547, AFL-CIO
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time Pest Controllers, Aircraft Servicers and AGE Mechanics employed by the Employer at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, Alaska.
All other employees, office clericasl employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc.
Case Number: 19-RD-135795
Tally Issued Date: 17 February 2016
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 02 September 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 1200
Void Ballots: 9
Unit Location: WALLULA, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 686
Total Ballots Counted: 816
Votes for Labor Union1: 129
Labor Union1: UFCW LOCAL 1439
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All production and maintenance employees including Processing Division, Slaughter Division, Hides and PBC Division at the Employer's Pasco, Washington plant.
Excluded: All office clerical employees, storeroom employees, nurses, buyers, salesmen, professional employees, beef graders, quality control, guards, scale operators (those currently excluded) and hot scalers, spiller operator, shaver operator, protocon operators, waste treatment operator, Company trainers, computer technicians, and all other management support and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Shuttle Park 2
Case Number: 19-RC-125582
Tally Issued Date: 25 April 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 31 March 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 20
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: TUKWILA, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 8
Total Ballots Counted: 19
Votes for Labor Union1: 11
Labor Union1: Teamsters Local Union 117, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Union to Certify: Teamsters Local Union 117, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time shuttle drivers and cashiers employed by the Employer and working at or out of its Tukwila, Washington facility.
excluding seasonalemployees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Doyon Utilities, LLC
Case Number: 19-RC-138702
Tally Issued Date: 11 December 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 10 October 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 5
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: FAIRBANKS, AK
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 2
Total Ballots Counted: 5
Votes for Labor Union1: 3
Labor Union1: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1547, AFL-CIO
Union to Certify: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1547, AFL-CIO
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time Electrical Instrumentation Technicians and Electrical Instrumentation Technicians Leads employed by the Employer at the Central Heat and Power Plant at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
All other employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Franke Tobey Jones
Case Number: 19-RC-125646
Tally Issued Date: 06 May 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 01 April 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 55
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: TACOMA, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: B
Votes Against: 7
Total Ballots Counted: 36
Votes for Labor Union1: 29
Labor Union1: OPEIU LOCAL 23
Union to Certify: OPEIU LOCAL 23
Voting Unit (Unit A): VOTING GROUP — UNIT A (PROFESSIONAL UNIT)
Included: All full-time, regular part-time and on-call Registered Nurses employed by the
Employer at its Tacoma, Washington facility.
Excluded: All other employees, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants,
Nursing Assistants Certified, office clerical employees, managerial employees, and
guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
VOTING GROUP — UNIT B (NON-PROFESSIONAL UNIT)
Included: All full-time, regular part-time and on-call Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified
Nursing Assistants and Nursing Assistants Certified employed by the Employer at its
Tacoma, Washington facility.
Excluded: All other employees, Registered Nurses, office clerical employees,
managerial employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Americold Logistics, LLC
Case Number: 19-RC-126817
Tally Issued Date: 20 May 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 17 April 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 2
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: FIFE, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 0
Total Ballots Counted: 2
Votes for Labor Union1: 2
Labor Union1: International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 286
Union to Certify: International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 286
Voting Unit (Unit A): Involved: All full-time and part-time refrigeration and plant maintenance technicians employed by the Employer at its Fife, Washington facility..
Excluded: All other employees, truck drivers, shipping and receiving clerks, production workers, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.
Case Number: 19-RC-127492
Tally Issued Date: 22 May 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 28 April 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 7
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: ANCHORAGE, AK
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 1
Total Ballots Counted: 6
Votes for Labor Union1: 5
Labor Union1: United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1496
Union to Certify: United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1496
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-timemeat cutters, meat wrappers, and seafood employees employed by the Employer in the meat and seafood departments of its store located at 7701 Debarr Road, Anchorage, Alaska.
Excluded: All other employees, meat managers, seafood managers, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Pacific Publishing Company, Inc.
Case Number: 19-RC-127621
Tally Issued Date: 09 May 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 30 April 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 10
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: SEATTLE, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 6
Total Ballots Counted: 9
Votes for Labor Union1: 3
Labor Union1: TEAMSTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 2, LOCAL 747M
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time Pressmen, Press Helpers/Assistants, Pre-Press/Camera Technicians, and shipping and receiving employees employed by the Employer at its Seattle, Washington facility.
All bindery employees, ooffice clerical employees, sales employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Care Center (Royal Vista), Inc. d/b/a Royal Vista Nursing and Rehab Center
Case Number: 19-RC-015141
Tally Issued Date: 09 October 2008
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 25 September 2008
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 38
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Ellensburg, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 3
Total Ballots Counted: 21
Votes for Labor Union1: 18
Labor Union1: SEIU HEALTHCARE LOCAL 775 NW
Union to Certify: SEIU HEALTHCARE LOCAL 775 NW
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time, regular part-time and on-call Certified Nursing Aides (NAC), non-Certified Nursing Aides (NAT/NAR), Restorative Aides (RA), Dietary Cooks, Dietary Aides, Housekeeping Aides, Laundry Aides and Activity Assistants employed by the Employer at its 1506 Radio Road, Ellensburg, Washington location; excluding all other employees, Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as definded in the Act.
Enterprise for Progress in the Community
Case Number: 19-RC-015126
Tally Issued Date: 24 October 2008
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 09 September 2008
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 325
Void Ballots: 1
Unit Location: Granger, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 54
Total Ballots Counted: 219
Votes for Labor Union1: 165
Labor Union1: SEIU LOCAL 925
Union to Certify: SEIU LOCAL 925
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time Assistant Cooks, Lead Cooks, and Administrative Assistants, Assistant Custodians, Bus Drivers, CCP Advocates, CCP Mentors, Classroom Assistants, Data Support Assistants, Early Head Start Home Visitors, Early Head Start Home Visitor Assistants, Family Community Advocates, Family Education Mentors, family Services Partners, Family/Health Advocates, Groundskeepers, Lead Custodians, Special Project Workers, Support Teachers, Teachers, Teacher Assistants, Team Leaders, Team Teachers and Transportation Assistants employed by the Employer in its Early Childhood Education Division.
Excluding all other employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, Center Managers, Program Managers, Specialists, Coordinators, Administrative Coordinators, employees employed by the Employer i its Youth Service, Crisis Nursery/MTCC, and Victims of Crime Assistantce Divisions, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Village Theatre
Case Number: 19-RC-015174
Tally Issued Date: 23 February 2009
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 23 December 2008
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 73
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Issaquah, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 18
Total Ballots Counted: 49
Votes for Labor Union1: 31
Labor Union1: IATSE LOCAL 15, AFL-CIO
Union to Certify: IATSE LOCAL 15, AFL-CIO
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time employees employed by the Employer at its facilities located in Issaquah and Everett, Washington in the following classifications while working on the Employer's Main Stage productions: carpenter, master scenic carpenter, overhire carpenter, stagehand, lead stagehand, master stage carpenter, props carpenter, props artisan, props craftsperson overhire props, electrician, followspot operator, lighting console operator, sound engineer, lead scenic artist, scenic artist, overhire scenic artist, props master, master electrician, and charge scenic artist.
Excluded: All other employees, all employees covered under other collective bargaining agreements, production assistants, kid wranglers, musicians, actors, personnel employed to work on rentals and presentations at the Everett Performing Arts Center, personnel employed to work on Kidstage, Pied Piper and Village Originals productions, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Ellensburg Telephone Company d/b/a Fairpoint Communications
Case Number: 19-RC-015173
Tally Issued Date: 27 January 2009
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 17 December 2008
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 2
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Ellensburg, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 1
Total Ballots Counted: 2
Votes for Labor Union1: 1
Labor Union1: IBEW LOCAL 89
Voting Unit (Unit A): The Petitioner currently represents a bargaining unit consisting of all full-time and regular part-time central office service technicians, combination technicians, installation and repair technicians, internet technicians, outside plant construction employees, outside plant technicians, and splicer technicians employed by the Employer out of its Ellensburg, Washington facility; excluding all engineers, office clerical employees, sales and marketing employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel, LLC
Case Number: 19-RC-015186
Tally Issued Date: 25 March 2009
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 17 February 2009
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 7
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Yakima, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 0
Total Ballots Counted: 7
Votes for Labor Union1: 7
Labor Union1: TEAMSTERS LOCAL 760
Union to Certify: TEAMSTERS LOCAL 760
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time drivers and warehouse employees, employed by the Employer at its facility located in Yakima, Washington.
Excluded: All office clerical employees, managers, and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. d/b/a American Medical Response
Case Number: 19-RC-015140
Tally Issued Date: 31 October 2008
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 23 September 2008
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 4
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Seattle, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 3
Total Ballots Counted: 3
Labor Union1: TEAMSTERS LOCAL 763
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time and regular part-time mechanics employed by the Employer at its facility located at 13075 Gateway Drive South, Seattle, Washington.
Excluded: All other employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Doss Aviation, Inc.
Case Number: 19-RC-015120
Tally Issued Date: 25 September 2008
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 22 August 2008
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 10
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Fort Lewis, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 2
Total Ballots Counted: 9
Votes for Labor Union1: 7
Labor Union1: MACHINISTS DISTRICT LODGE 751
Union to Certify: MACHINISTS DISTRICT LODGE 751
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time drivers employed by the Employer in the State of Washington and working under service contract number SPO600-03-R-0029; excluding all other employees, office clerical employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Center Electric Company, Inc
Case Number: 19-RD-140419
Tally Issued Date: 08 December 2014
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 06 November 2014
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 6
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Tacoma, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 5
Total Ballots Counted: 5
Labor Union1: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Locals 46 and 76
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time Motor Mechanics, Service Managers and Journeyman Motor Winders employed by the Employer at its Tacoma, Washington facility.
Excluding: all other employees, office clerical employees, professional employees, and guards and supervisors within the meaning of the Act.
PeaceHealth d/b/a PeaceHealth Medical Group
Case Number: 19-RC-321885
Tally Issued Date: 18 September 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 14 July 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 92
Void Ballots: 1
Unit Location: Bellingham, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 17
Total Ballots Counted: 67
Votes for Labor Union1: 50
Labor Union1: Union of American Physicians and Dentists
Union to Certify: Union of American Physicians and Dentists
Voting Unit (Unit A): Included: All full-time, regular part-time and per diem nurse midwives, nurse practitioners specialty, physician assistant specialty, physician assistant surgical, and remote inbox clinicians employed by the Employer at its clinics in its Northwest Network listed below:
Name Address
Endocrinology and Diabetic Education at PeaceHealth Cordata South Clinic 4465 Cordata Parkway, Suite 101, Bellingham, Washington
Obstetrics and Gynecology at PeaceHealth Cordata South Clinic 4465 Cordata Parkway, Suite 102, Bellingham, Washington
Family Medicine at PeaceHealth Cordata Main Clinic 4545 Cordata Parkway, Suites 2C and 2D, Bellingham, Washington
Gastroenterology at PeaceHealth Cordata Main Clinic 4545 Cordata Parkway, Suite 1B, Bellingham, Washington
Internal Medicine at PeaceHealth Cordata Main Clinic 4545 Cordata Parkway, Suites 2A and 2B, Bellingham, Washington
Pediatrics at PeaceHealth Cordata Main Clinic 4545 Cordata Parkway, Suites 1E and 1F, Bellingham, Washington
Same Day Care at PeaceHealth Cordata Main Clinic 4545 Cordata Parkway, Suite 1A, Bellingham, Washington
PeaceHealth Bellingham Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Clinic 2950 Squalicum Parkway, Wynne Building, Suite B, Bellingham, Washington
Cardiothoracic Surgery at PeaceHealth Northwest Medical Center 2979 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 201, Bellingham, Washington
Cardiology at PeaceHealth Northwest Medical Center 2979 Squalicum Parkway, First Floor, Bellingham, Washington
General Surgery at PeaceHealth Northwest Medical Center 2979 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 303, Bellingham, Washington
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at PeaceHealth Marble Clinic 2980 Squalicum Parkway, Suites 301 and 304, Bellingham, Washington
Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and Trauma Surgery at Medical Office Plaza 3015 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 200, Bellingham, Washington
Senior Health at Medical Office Plaza 3015 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 100, Bellingham, Washington
Same Day Care at Medical Office Plaza 3015 Squalicum Parkway, Suite 140, Bellingham, Washington
Squalicum Parkway Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Midwifery Clinic 3200 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, Washington
St. Joseph Cancer Center 3301 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, Washington
Fairhaven Plaza Primary Care Clinic 3125 Old Fairhaven Parkway, Suite 106, Bellingham, Washington
PeaceHealth Burlington Primary Care Clinic 835 East Fairhaven Avenue, Burlington, Washington
PeaceHealth Anacortes Cardiology Clinic 1017 20th Street, Anacortes, Washington
Same Day Care at PeaceHealth Sedro-Woolley Clinic 1990 Hospital Drive, Suite 110, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Family Medicine at PeaceHealth Sedro-Woolley Clinic 1990 Hospital Drive, Suite 200, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Orthopedics and Surgery at PeaceHealth Sedro-Woolley Clinic 1990 Hospital Drive, Suite 100, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Cancer Center at PeaceHealth United General Medical Center 2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Same Day at PeaceHealth North County Clinic 8844 Benson Road, Lynden, Washington
Rimland Behavioral Health Clinic 2211 Rimland Drive, Suite 320, Bellingham, Washington
Excluded: All other employees, employees employed at acute care facilities, employees represented by other labor organizations, non-professional employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
Case Number: 19-RC-329285
Tally Issued Date: 05 December 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 02 November 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 139
Void Ballots: 1
Unit Location: Tualatin, OR
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 43
Total Ballots Counted: 114
Votes for Labor Union1: 71
Labor Union1: Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Local 5017, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Union to Certify: Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Local 5017, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time, regular part-time and supplemental technical employees employed by the Employer at its acute care hospital located at 19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, Oregon in the following classifications: Cardiopulmonary Technologists, Clinical Specialist Anesthesia Technicians, Endoscopy Technicians, Women Services Surgical Technologists, Imaging Lead, CT Technologist, CT Technologist Lead, Mammography Technologist, MRI Technologist, MRI Technologist Lead, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist Lead, Radiologic Technologist, Radiologic Technologist Lead, Respiratory Therapist, Surgical Technologist, Surgical Technologist Lead, Pharmacy Technician, Ultrasound Technologist, Ultrasound Technologist Lead, Sterile Processing Technician 1, Sterile Processing Technician 2, Sterile Processing Technician Lead, Sonographer, Cath Lab Technologist, Central Sterile Specialist, X-ray Technologist, and X-ray Technologist Lead; excluding all other non-professional employees, professional employees, physicians, registered nurses, business office clerical employees, skilled maintenance employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Lourdes Hospital, LLC
Case Number: 19-RC-330623
Tally Issued Date: 04 January 2024
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 22 November 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 102
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Pasco, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 26
Total Ballots Counted: 86
Votes for Labor Union1: 60
Labor Union1: United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Union to Certify: United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000, chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time, regular part-time and per diem Billing/Insurance Specialists, Certified Medical Assistants, Customer Service Specialists, Diagnostics Imaging Clerks, Front Desk employees, Laboratory employees, Licensed Practical Nurses, Mammographers, Medical Assistants, Medical Assistant Certified, Radiological Technologist, Receptionists, Referral Receptions, Phlebotomists and Ultrasonographers employed by the Employer at its clinics located at 5304 N Road 68, Pasco, Washington, 9915 Sandifer Parkway, Pasco, Washington, 7425 Wrigley Drive, Suite 101, Pasco, Washington, 504 N 4th Avenue, Pasco, Washington and 4215 Convention Place, Suite B, Pasco, Washington; excluded all other employees, professional employees, registered nurses, managerial employees, confidential employees, and guards and supervisors as defined in the Act.
Al PNW Inc. d/b/a Cowden Gravel and Ready Mix
Case Number: 19-RC-328468
Tally Issued Date: 17 November 2023
Tally Type: Initial
Ballot Type: Single Labor Organization
Date Filed: 23 October 2023
Status: Closed
No. of Eligible Voters: 20
Void Ballots: 0
Unit Location: Bellingham, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit ID: A
Votes Against: 9
Total Ballots Counted: 15
Votes for Labor Union1: 6
Labor Union1: Teamsters Local Union No. 231 affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Union to Certify: Teamsters Local Union No. 231 affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Voting Unit (Unit A): All full-time and regular part-time drivers and loader operators in the Ready-Mix Division employed by the Employer and working at or out of its facilities located on Cedarville Road and Hannegan Road in Bellingham, Washington; excluding all other employees, managers, and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.