National Labor Relations Board v. Dino Boutiques, Inc.

425 F.2d 818, 74 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2317, 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 9185

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This case is before the court on the petition of the National Labor Relations Board pursuant to § 10(e) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended (61 Stat. 136, 73 Stat. 519, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.), for enforcement of its order against Dino Boutiques, Inc. and its affiliated and subsidiary companies, M.J.A. Processing Corp., Pantwood, Inc., Pan-tops, Inc., and E.M.M. Manufacturing, Inc. (hereafter “the Company”) on December 6, 1968. The Board’s Decision and Order are reported at 173 NLRB No. 174.

Briefly, the Board found that the Company violated § 8(a) (5) and (1) of the Act by refusing to bargain with the Union which had been certified by the Board as the exclusive bargaining representative of the Company’s employees following the election proceedings. The Board also found that the Company’s refusal to bargain caused and prolonged a strike by its employees.

The Board affirmed the Trial Examiner’s findings that the Company had violated § 8(a) (5) and (1) of the' Act by refusing to bargain with the Union after it had been duly certified as the bargaining agent in an appropriate unit of the Company’s employees, and that the subsequent strike was an unfair labor practice strike.

The Board ordered the Company to cease and desist from the unlawful conduct found. Affirmatively, the Company was directed to bargain collectively upon request with the Union, to reinstate strikers within five days of their unconditional application at the termination of the strike, to make striking employees whole for any loss of pay occasioned by its failure to comply with the order requiring reinstatement, and to post the appropriate notices in Spanish and English.

The findings of the Board are supported by substantial evidence and its Order will be enforced.