In Mushroom Transportation Co. v. NLRB, 330 F.2d 683, 685 (3d Cir. 1964), we held that to qualify as concerted activity "it must appear at the very least that [the conduct] was engaged in with the object of initiating or inducing or preparing for group action or that it had some relation to group action in the interest of the employees."
Noting that, while timing is a factor, "the thrust of Exchange Parts is the condemnation of granting such benefits with the purpose of affecting the outcome of an election"