Appeals Court Returns Shipping Union Jurisdiction Case to NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board must take another look at a shipping company’s labor dispute to determine whether it has jurisdiction after a D.C. appeals court vacated a 2021 decision from the board.

A panel of three judges from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the NLRB’s ruling that a conflict between Sunrise Operations LLC and the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots didn’t fall under its jurisdiction. The court said in its opinion Friday the board’s ruling “defies established law” and creates new rules “without reasoned justification.”

The case stems from union ...