The Graphics Communications Conference International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 501-M has withdrawn as exclusive bargaining representative for the employees of Oahu Publications Inc.’s composing and imaging departments.

The union employees of the departments filed a decertification petition with the National Labor Relations Board in late May, seeking to remove the union as their representative and requesting that the company immediately withdraw recognition from Local 501-M because the union no longer enjoyed the support of a majority of employees in the bargaining unit.

The change was brought to the attention of the company when employees requested that it cease deducting union dues from their wages.

Dennis Francis, president of Oahu Publications, said he was pleased these individuals have shown their trust in the company and management team. “We value our employees and appreciate their confidence in being treated fairly outside membership in a labor union,” he said.