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Having only recently reached a settlement with the NYPD over accusations that it supplied the department with defective bulletproof vests, body armor manufacturer DHB Industries Inc. is facing unfair labor practice charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board. The charges being brought against the company by the NLRB relate to accusations by workers that it illegally retaliated against union supporters and threatened other employees in ongoing attempts to defeat an organizing drive by the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE). Despite a recent ruling by an NLRB administrative law judge that company allegations of illegal picketing and threats by UNITE were groundless, the union recently asked the NLRB to delay a representation vote until a stop has been put to management intimidation and coercion of workers.