STAR FIRE PROTECTION INC Cease and Desist

CONCLUSION OF LAW
By the conduct described above, the Respondent has
failed and refused to bargain collectively with the exclusive
collective-bargaining representative of its employees
and has thereby engaged in unfair labor practices affecting
commerce within the meaning of Section 8(a)(5) and
(1) and Section 2(6) and (7) of the Act.
REMEDY
Having found that the Respondent has engaged in certain
unfair labor practices, we shall order it to cease and
desist and to take certain affirmative action designed to
effectuate the policies of the Act. Specifically, having
found that the Respondent has violated Section 8(a)(5)
and (1) by failing and refusing to furnish the Union with
requested information that is necessary for and relevant
to the performance of its duties as the exclusive collective-
bargaining representative of the unit employees, we shall
order the Respondent to furnish the Union with the
information it requested since September 23, 2009.


The National Labor Relations Board orders that the
Respondent, Star Fire Protection, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
its officers, agents, successors, and assigns, shall
1. Cease and desist from
(a) Failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in
good faith with Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No.
669, U.A., AFL–CIO, by failing and refusing to furnish
the Union with requested information that is necessary
for and relevant to the performance of its duties as the
exclusive collective-bargaining representative of the employees
in the following appropriate unit:
All journeymen sprinkler fitters, apprentices
and/or indentured apprentice applicants who
perform sprinkler fitter work outside the State of
Florida.
(b) In any like or related manner interfering with, restraining,
or coercing employees in the exercise of the
rights guaranteed them by Section 7 of the Act.
2. Take the following affirmative action necessary to
effectuate the policies of the Act.
(a) Furnish the Union with the information it requested
since September 23, 2009.
(b) Within 14 days after service by the Region, post at
its Jacksonville, Florida facility copies of the attached
notice marked “Appendix.”4 Copies of the notice, on
forms provided by the Regional Director for Region 12,
after being signed by the Respondent’s authorized representative,
shall be posted by the Respondent and maintained
for 60 consecutive days in conspicuous places,
including all places where notices to employees are customarily
posted. In addition to physical posting of paper
notices, notices shall be distributed electronically, such
as by email, posting on an intranet or an internet site,
and/or other electronic means, if the Respondent customarily
communicates with its employees by such means.5
Reasonable steps shall be taken by the Respondent to
ensure that the notices are not altered, defaced, or covered
by any other material. In the event that, during the
pendency of these proceedings, the Respondent has gone
out of business or closed its facility involved in these
proceedings, the Respondent shall duplicate and mail, at
its own expense, a copy of the notice to all current employees
and former employees employed by the Respondent
at any time since September 23, 2009.
(c) Within 21 days after service by the Region, file with
the Regional Director a sworn certification of a responsible
official on a form provided by the Region attesting to
the steps that the Respondent has taken to comply.
FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO
Form, join, or assist a union
Choose representatives to bargain with us on
your behalf
Act together with other employees for your benefit
and protection
Choose not to engage in any of these protected
activities.
WE WILL NOT fail and refuse to bargain collectively
and in good faith with Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union
No. 669, U.A., AFL–CIO, by failing and refusing to
furnish it with requested information that is necessary for
and relevant to the performance of its duties as the exclusive
collective-bargaining representative of the employees
in the following appropriate unit:
All journeymen sprinkler fitters, apprentices
and/or indentured apprentice applicants who
perform sprinkler fitter work outside the State of
Florida.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner interfere
with, restrain, or coerce you in the exercise of the rights
guaranteed you by Section 7 of the Act.
WE WILL furnish the Union with the information it requested
since September 23, 2009.
STAR FIRE PROTECTION, INC.