Hyper-Tech Enterprises manufactures mechanical parts used in air conditioning and heating units. The company employs over 300 workers at its Alabama facility. None of the Hyper-Tech employees belong to a union; however, management believes that unionization is in the near future. A representative of a local union has recently visited Hyper-Tech in an attempt to solicit members and have them sign authorization cards. Enough eligible employees have signed authorization cards to petition the NLRB for an election. Hyper-Tech's top executives are considering fighting the unionization efforts. Which of the following, if true, best supports the argument that Hyper-Tech should contest the union's right to an election?
A) Hyper-Tech managers will soon be conducting annual employee performance appraisals and determining what salary adjustments to make.
B) Managers believe that they may have inadvertently hired union salts, who most likely instigated the unionization movement at Hyper-Tech.
C) Hyper-Tech management believes that if employees are provided with additional information from the firm that they will revoke their authorization cards.
D) The process outlined at Hyper-Tech for filing employee grievances differs from the grievance procedures at other firms in the same industry.

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C) If Hyper-Tech wants to contest the union's right, it can insist on a hearing to determine those issues. An employer's decision about whether to insist on a hearing is a strategic one. Management bases its decision on the facts of each case, and on whether it feels it needs more time to try to persuade employees not to elect a union, such as with Hyper-Tech. Performance appraisals and grievance procedures are irrelevant. Whether or not union salting has occurred is irrelevant too, since the tactic is legal.

Hyper-Tech Enterprises Manufactures Mechanical Parts Used in Air Conditioning and Heating