​Bruno W. Katz (Partner-San Diego, CA) prevailed on behalf of our client, a manufacturer of candles and wax products and accessories, against an election representation petition and subsequent unfair labor practice claim (ULP) filed by a union. The petition requested that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order an election to allow the employees to vote to decide if they wanted to have the union recognized to represent their interests while employed by our client. The ULP alleged that once this election petition was filed, the client employer announced it was closing the facility in retaliation. A hearing was held before the NLRB-Region 19 where Bruno argued the representation petition was improper and should be dismissed due to the imminent cessation of the client's operations in Seattle under the terms of a sale of its assets executed many months prior to the election petition to another entity located in Atlanta, Georgia, which would continue the manufacturing of beeswax candles and products in Atlanta. After the submission of evidence and testimony and post-hearing briefs, the NLRB Regional Director dismissed the election petition, a finding in favor of our client. As a result of this decision, the ULP was dismissed in August 2024.