It found that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(1) and (5) of the Act by: bypassing Communications Workers Local 1108 and dealing directly with employees by promising them promotions to managerial positions so they would no longer be part of the unit, and informing employees that their transfer requests were denied because they were shop stewards; urging employees to sign a petition to decertify the Union, and bypassing the Union and dealing directly with employees by promising them wage… [read post]