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Master Security Company, LLC

Case Number: 05-RD-233131
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 60
Location: Bethesda, MD
Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland
Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time armed and unarmed Protective Security Officers (PSOs) employed by the Employer at the National Cancer Institute facility currently located at 9607 and 9609 in Bethesda, Maryland. Excluded: All office clerical employees, managerial employees, and supervisors as defined in the Act.

International Longshoremen's Association Local 26 (Cooper Ports America)

Case Number: 16-CB-233117
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas

Midwest Forge Corporation

Case Number: 08-CA-233083
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 200
Location: Cleveland, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Amalgamated Local 1931 (Lakefront Lines, Inc.)

Case Number: 08-CB-233136
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 200
Location: Cleveland, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Lakefront Lines, Inc.

Case Number: 08-CA-233137
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 200
Location: Cleveland, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Lake Geauga American Postal Workers Union, Local 1204 (United States Postal Service)

Case Number: 08-CB-233094
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 2
Location: Grand River, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Washington Health System, Washington Hospital

Case Number: 06-CA-232906
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 900
Location: Washington, PA
Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cedarwood Plaza

Case Number: 08-CA-233087
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 17
Location: Cleveland, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Integrated Manufacturing and Assembly, LLC

Case Number: 07-CA-233050
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Detroit, MI
Region Assigned: Region 07, Detroit, Michigan

Local 155, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), AFL-CIO (Integrated Manufacturing and Assembly, LLC)

Case Number: 07-CB-233059
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Detroit, MI
Region Assigned: Region 07, Detroit, Michigan

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (Aloft Manhattan Downtown Financial District)

Case Number: 02-CB-233042
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 37
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Four Points by Sheraton New York Downtown

Case Number: 02-CB-233016
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 56
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (Four Points Soho)

Case Number: 02-CB-233014
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 34
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Purple Line Transit Constructors, LLC

Case Number: 05-CA-233184
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 20
Location: Riverdale, MD
Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland

Pioneer Construction USA, Inc.

Case Number: 02-CA-233020
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 10
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Centerra Group, LLC.

Case Number: 12-CA-232993
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 26
Location: SAN JUAN, PR
Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida

American Postal Workers Union (United States Postal Service)

Case Number: 13-CB-232980
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Chicago, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois

General Motors

Case Number: 14-CA-233034
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 500
Location: Wentzville, MO
Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Macy's Logistics and Operations

Case Number: 25-CA-232990
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 120
Location: Minooka, IL
Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

First Transit, Inc.

Case Number: 28-CA-233053
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 600
Location: Tempe, AZ
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

SEIU Local 200 United (The William George Agency)

Case Number: 03-CB-232998
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Freeville, NY
Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York

Kephaco Corp

Case Number: 08-CA-233004
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Canton, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Georgia Pacific

Case Number: 09-CA-233047
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 96
Location: Circleville, OH
Region Assigned: Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

Western States Envelope & Label, Inc.

Case Number: 18-CA-232979
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 75
Location: Butler, WI
Region Assigned: Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Parkway Clinical Laboratories

Case Number: 04-CA-232992
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 110
Location: Bensalem, PA
Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

United States Postal Service

Case Number: 13-CA-233079
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 500
Location: Aurora, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois

Alternate Concepts, Inc.

Case Number: 28-CA-233044
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

Triad National Security LLC

Case Number: 28-CA-233007
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

Diversified Protection Corporation

Case Number: 05-CA-233043
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 35
Location: Alexandria, VA
Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland

Diversified Protection Corporation

Case Number: 05-CA-233045
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 35
Location: Alexandria, VA
Region Assigned: Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland

Pacific Maritime Association

Case Number: 21-CA-233159
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 250
Location: San Diego, CA
Region Assigned: Region 21, Los Angeles, California

CSI Sands (N.E.), Ltd.

Case Number: 08-CA-233009
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 10
Location: Cleveland, OH
Region Assigned: Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio

All Star Financial Services

Case Number: 20-CA-233071
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 10
Location: Rio Vista, CA
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California

Jack Cooper Transport Co., Inc.

Case Number: 16-CA-233181
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 200
Location: Arlington, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas

Laborer's International Union of North America, Local 368 (No Employer)

Case Number: 20-CB-233027
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1
Location: Honolulu, HI
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California

Macy's

Case Number: 02-CA-233068
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1000
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

United Auto Workers Local 2250 (General Motors)

Case Number: 14-CB-233035
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 500
Location: Wentzville, MO
Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Union General de Trabajadores, Local 1199, SEIU

Case Number: 12-CB-233041
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: CAGUAS, PR
Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council (Planetary Recreations, Inc.)

Case Number: 02-CB-233072
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Autoneum North America Inc.

Case Number: 10-CA-233051
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Aiken, SC
Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Case Number: 31-CA-233081
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 854
Location: Burbank, CA
Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California

Montefiore Medical Center

Case Number: 02-CA-233164
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 2500
Location: Bronx, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Mong's Dairy, a Division of Schneider's Dairy, Inc.

Case Number: 06-CA-233052
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 12
Location: Seneca, PA
Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

United States Postal Service

Case Number: 02-CA-233040
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Bronx, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys

Case Number: 31-CA-233078
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 90
Location: Van Nuys, CA
Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California

AEG Live d/b/a CAPS d/b/a Franklin Music Hall Bowery Presents

Case Number: 04-RC-233063
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 20
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Region Assigned: Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unit Sought: Included: All stagecraft, carpentry, loader, electrical, sound, and other related work recognized as traditionally falling within the production of elements of a performance, presentation, changeover or event. Excluded: All other employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.

Brooks Manufacturing Co.

Case Number: 19-RD-233017
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 33
Location: Bellingham, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington
Unit Sought: Included: All Bargaining Unit Employees. Excluded: All Other Employees, Guards and Supervisors as Defined by the Act.

El Angel Market

Case Number: 27-CA-233036
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 12
Location: Denver, CO
Region Assigned: Region 27, Denver, Colorado

United States Postal Service

Case Number: 18-CA-233057
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 75
Location: Brookfield, WI
Region Assigned: Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

HLV CERP Manager, LLC on behalf of Harrah''s Las Vegas, LLC d/b/a Harrah''s Casino Hotel, Las Vegas

Case Number: 28-CA-233115
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

HLV CERP Manager, LLC on behalf of Harrah''s Las Vegas, LLC d/b/a Harrah''s Casino Hotel, Las Vegas

Case Number: 28-CA-233114
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

Security Police Officers Association (SPOA) (Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC)

Case Number: 32-CB-233090
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 5000
Location: Livermore, CA
Region Assigned: Region 32, Oakland, California

United States Postal Service

Case Number: 31-CA-233314
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Yucaipa, CA
Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California

Encino Hospital Medical Center

Case Number: 31-CA-233086
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 122
Location: Encino, CA
Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California

Superior Health Linens, LLC

Case Number: 13-CA-233080
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 77
Location: Joliet, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois

Westin New York

Case Number: 02-CA-233065
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Kaiser Permanente

Case Number: 20-CA-233147
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 2000
Location: San Francisco, CA
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California

The Geo Group

Case Number: 19-CA-233290
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 300
Location: Tacoma, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington

United Teachers of Dade, Local 1974, FEA, AFT, NEA, NFL-CIO (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)

Case Number: 12-CB-233049
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 2
Location: Miami, FL
Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida

International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA), Local No. 725 (G4S Secured Solutions)

Case Number: 16-CB-233093
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 30
Location: Laredo, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas

Aramark Uniforms and Career Apparel

Case Number: 10-CA-233061
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Charlotte, NC
Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia

United Steelworkers Union, Local 134L (Chartwells (Quinnipiac University)

Case Number: 01-CB-233075
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Orange, CT
Region Assigned: Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts

Autoneum North America Inc.

Case Number: 10-CA-233058
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Aiken, SC
Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia

New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council (Westin New York)

Case Number: 02-CB-233069
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: New York, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Rio Contracting

Case Number: 14-CA-233102
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 20
Location: Springfield, MO
Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

SONU Satellite

Case Number: 12-CA-233097
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Lake City, FL
Region Assigned: Region 12, Tampa, Florida

BAC Pacific Northwest Administrative District Council, Local 2 WA/ID/MT aka Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union #1

Case Number: 19-CA-233248
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 2
Location: Tukwila, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington

People Ready

Case Number: 02-CA-233215
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 10
Location: Westtown, NY
Region Assigned: Region 02, New York, New York

Local 25, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL-CIO (Day and Zimmerman)

Case Number: 07-CB-233255
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1
Location: Covert, MI
Region Assigned: Region 07, Detroit, Michigan

Green Field Construction Group

Case Number: 22-CA-233011
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Fords, NJ
Region Assigned: Region 22, Newark, New Jersey

Xcel Protective Services, Inc.

Case Number: 19-CA-233141
Date Filed: 12/19/2018
Status: Open
No Employees: 45
Location: Port Hadlock, WA
Region Assigned: Region 19, Seattle, Washington

Pacific Beverage Company

Case Number: 31-CA-233012
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California

Queens Dialysis at the Pavilion

Case Number: 29-CA-233018
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Flushing, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

Apex Linen Service Inc

Case Number: 28-CA-233003
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

Commercial Facilities Management, Inc.

Case Number: 16-CA-233054
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 12
Location: Brownsville, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas

United States Postal Service

Case Number: 20-CA-233085
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Sonoma, CA
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California

Teamsters Local 2785 (DHL)

Case Number: 20-CB-233048
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: San Francisco, CA
Region Assigned: Region 20, San Francisco, California

National Grid New York

Case Number: 29-CA-232985
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

American Postal Workers Union, Local 4962 (United States Postal Service)

Case Number: 16-CB-232977
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 4
Location: Killeen, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas

SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, CTW, CLC (Washington Health System, Washington Hospital)

Case Number: 06-CB-232930
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 900
Location: Washington, PA
Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thyssen Krupp

Case Number: 25-CA-232888
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 64
Location: Belvidere, IL
Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

Big Ten Network, LLC

Case Number: 13-RC-232943
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 32
Location: Chicago, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois
Unit Sought: Included: Employees and technicians in live and recorded production of television programming. Excluded: Management, Editorial, Producers, Writers, BTN MICR Division

Mohawk Valley Health System

Case Number: 03-CA-232887
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 2500
Location: Utica, NY
Region Assigned: Region 03, Buffalo, New York

Knoah Solutions Inc

Case Number: 28-CA-233138
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 303
Location: Henderson, NV
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (Fairfield Inn, Long Island City)

Case Number: 29-CB-232994
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1
Location: Long Island City, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital

Case Number: 14-CA-233000
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: El Dorado, KS
Region Assigned: Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-C10 (Aloft New York Brooklyn)

Case Number: 29-CB-233013
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (Hotel Indigo Brooklyn )

Case Number: 29-CB-233060
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO (Sheraton Hotel Brooklyn New York)

Case Number: 29-CB-233089
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

American Sugar Refinery Co.

Case Number: 15-CA-233160
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 240
Location: Arabi, LA
Region Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

South Western Housing and Health Care, Inc. Avalon Springs Place

Case Number: 06-RD-232911
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 72
Location: Mercer, PA
Region Assigned: Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Unit Sought: Included: LPN's, CNA's, Dietary (cooks and aides), Housekeeping, Laundry and Maintenance. Excluded: Management

High Grade Gypsum LLC

Case Number: 28-RC-232902
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 86
Location: Sloan, NV
Region Assigned: Region 28, Phoenix, Arizona
Unit Sought: Included: All full-time and regular part-time drivers, operators, scale masters, yard labors and mechanics employed by the Employer at its facility in Sloan, Nevada. Excluded: All other employees, office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors as defined in the Act.

River North of Bradley Health and Rehabilitation

Case Number: 25-CA-232883
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 42
Location: Bradley, IL
Region Assigned: Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

AT&T

Case Number: 15-CA-233154
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 15
Location: Pensacola, FL
Region Assigned: Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

Troutbrook Company, LLC d/b/a Brooklyn 181 Hospitality, LLC

Case Number: 29-CA-232891
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 29
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Region Assigned: Region 29, Brooklyn, New York

UNAC/UHCP (Kaiser Permanente)

Case Number: 31-CB-232961
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 10000
Location: Woodland Hills, CA
Region Assigned: Region 31, Los Angeles, California

Local 406, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) (Tri-County Refuse Services, Inc. d/b/a Republic Services of Pinconning)

Case Number: 07-CB-232889
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 50
Location: Pinconning, MI
Region Assigned: Region 07, Detroit, Michigan

United States Postal Service

Case Number: 10-CA-232895
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 1000
Location: Atlanta, GA
Region Assigned: Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia

LIUNA and its Local Unions and the Chicago Laborers District Council (Michigan Avenue Real Estate Group)

Case Number: 13-CC-232925
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 6
Location: Chicago, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois

National Association of Letter Carriers, Local 132 (United States Postal Service)

Case Number: 16-CB-232984
Date Filed: 12/18/2018
Status: Closed
No Employees: 100
Location: Dallas, TX
Region Assigned: Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas