J. - National Labor Relations Board

118. FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD'Workers of Amer., Local No. 502, 6 N. L. R. B. 171. The Court heresustained findings of the Board that respondent had formed acompany union in opposition to a nationally affiliated union thenactive aiming its employees. Following recognition and the grantingof a contract to this organization, union members went out onstrike. With the exception of a modification consented to by the-Board, the Court enforced the Board's order requiring the companyto disestablish the dominated organization and to abrogate a contractwith it, and to reinstate strikers (with back pay if application foremploymentwere denied). Rehearing was denied June 30, 1939.6FOURTH CIRCUITN. L. I?. B. v. A. S. Abell Co., 97 F. (2d) 951, enforcing as modifiedMatter of A. S. Abell Co. and Int. Printing and Pressmen's Union,.Baltimore Branch,, Baltimore Web Pressmen's Union, No. 31,5 N. L. R. B. 644. Here the Board found that the company, publisherof the Baltimore Sun papers'attempted to discourage theunion activities of its employees by anti-union statements and actionsonthe part of its superintendent. The Court enforced the Board's.order insofar as it required respondent to refrain from interferingwith the rights of its employees under the act, but modified theorder in respect to disestablishment of a "press room committee" andthe form of notice ordered posted.N. L. R. B. v. Eagle Mfg. Co. 99 F. (2d) 930, enforcing as modified,Matter of Eagle Mfg. CO. and Steel Workers Org. Com.,6 N. L. R. B. 492. In this case the Board found that the companyattempted to control the form of self-organization of its employeesby establishing a company union, installing one of its foremen aspresident, and entering into a contract with the new organization.The Court enforced an order of the Board, modified only as to theform of notice ordered posted, which required the company to disestablishthe company-dominated organization and to cease givingeffect to its contract with it.Burlington Dyeing and Finishing Co. v. N. L. R. B., 104 F. (2d)M, enforcing as modified, Matter of Burlington Dyeing and Fnish,-ing Co. and Textile Workers Org. Com., 10 N. L. R. B. 1. Here theBoard's order was enforced as to reinstatement of one employeefound to have been discharged for union activities but was set asideas to a second. The notice provision was modified in accordancewith fourth circuit practice.Mooresville Cotton Mills v. N. L. R. B., 94 F. (2d) 61, enforcing asmodified, Matter of Mooresville Cotton Mills and Local No. 1201,,United Textile Workers of Amer., 2 N. L. R. B. 952. In this casethe Board found that the company had discriminated against eightstrikers in rehiring employees upon resumption of operations aftera strike. The Court sustained the Board's findings, but modified itsorder in respect to four employees because of evidence that they hadobtained other employment after the discrimination. Subsequentlythe case was remanded to the Board for a further hearing on thequestion whether the employment so obtained was equivalent to that6 Certiorari denied Nov. 6, 1939.