STATE OF CONNECTICUT

LABOR DEPARTMENT

CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS

IN THE MATTER OF

OLD SAYBROOK BOARD OF EDUCATION

DECISION NO. 3298
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MAY 10, 1995
CONNECTICUT INDEPENDENT LABOR UNION/
CONNECTICUT INDEPENDENT POLICE UNION,

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LOCAL 1303-224, COUNCIL 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO

Case No. ME-16,901

APPEARANCES:

J. William Gagne, Jr., Esq.

For Local 1303-224

Wayne A. Gilbert, Director

For the CILU/CIPU

Ronald Zeppieri,
Business Manager
For the Old Saybrook Board of Education

DECISION ON OBJECTIONS TO AGENT’S

DIRECTION OF ELECTION AND
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE

On January 3, 1995, the Connecticut Independent Labor Union (Petitioner) filed a petition
with the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations (the Labor Board) seeking designation as the
exclusive bargaining representative of “all clerical employees employed by the Old Saybrook Board
of Education excluding the Executive Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools and Supervisors
employed by the Old Saybrook Board of Education and the position of Board Secretary”. The
petitioner also sought to decertify the current bargaining representative, Local 1303-152, Council 4,
AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Local 1303-224).

After preliminary administrative steps, the Agent of the Board ordered an election to be held
on March 31, 1995.
 On March 20, 1995, Local 1303-224 filed an objection to the election. Pursuant to Conn.
Gen. Stat. 6 7-471(l) an election was conducted on March 3 1, 1995. A total of fourteen ballots
were cast, thirteen voted in favor of representation by Connecticut Independent Labor Union and
one voted in favor of representation by Local 1303-224.

Local 1303-224’s sole objection to the Agent’s direction of election is that the Petitioner is
not a labor organization within the meaning of Conn. Gen. Stat. $ 7-467a because it was originally
started by a law firm to represent workers.

This is an argument that has recently been raised and answered. In New Fairfield Board of
Education, Decision No. 3 175 (1994), we found that CILUKIPU was an employee organization
established for the primary purpose of improving wages, hours and working conditions of employees
and met the requirements of !j 7-467(6) and 0 7-467a of the Act. We reaffirm that holding in the
present case. Accordingly, we dismiss Local 1303-224’s objections and issue the following
Decision and Certification of Representation.

DECISION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE

By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the Connecticut State Board of Labor
Relations by the Municipal Employee Relations Act, it is hereby

CERTIFIED, that Connecticut Independent Labor Union (CILU) has been designated as the
representative for purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of all clerical employees
employed by the Old Saybrook Board of Education excluding the executive secretary to the
superintendent of schools and supervisors employed by the Old Saybrook Board of Education
and the position of board secretary and that said CILU is the exclusive representative of all
such employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and
conditions of employment.

CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS

s/MarParet A. Lareau
Margaret A. Lareau,
Chairman

s/Antonia C. Moran
Antonia C. Moran,
Board Member

s/Anthonv Sbona
Anthony Sbona,
Board Member

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 CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed postage prepaid this 10th day of
May, 1995 to the following:

Dr. Salvatore Pascarella

Superintendent of Schools
Old Saybrook Board of Education
50 Sheffield Street
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475

Ronald Zeppieri, RRR

Business Manager
Old Saybrook Board of Education
50 Sheffield Street
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475

Robert H. Upson, Staff Rep.

Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
444 East Main Street
New Britain, Connecticut 0605 1

Wayne A. Gilbert, Director RRR

CILU/CIPU
36B Kreiger Lane, P.O. Box 938
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

J. William Gagne, Jr. Esq.

Gagne & Associates
207 Washington Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Susan Creamer, Esq.

Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
444 East Main Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06051

Katherine C. Foley
Acting Agent
Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations